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NS_S_DRM_LICENSE_ACQUIRED
Windows Media DRM license was acquired
NS_S_DRM_LICENSE_ACQUIRED is HRESULT 861990 (0x000D2726) from Windows Media. AllStat describes it as “Status message: The license was acquired.” In the Windows Media Player, Windows Media Format, DRM, or Media Foundation state machine, the value reports a nonfailure state that must not be collapsed into plain S_OK.
The high-level request that returned this result is complete only after the caller validates the represented condition.
What must be true before accepting it
Verify that the acquired license matches the content ID and requested action and can be opened from the intended user or machine context. That proof prevents usable partial state from being confused with full completion.
Also confirm that returned outputs belong to the current operation generation and were not inherited from an earlier attempt.
Where the status is encountered
- Windows Media Player library, playlist, store, or UI plug-in callbacks; capture the exact API, object, and phase because the same numeric success severity does not define the state by itself.
- Windows Media Format source, writer, DRM, publishing-point, or installation operations;
- Media Foundation topology activation and remote-component setup;
Keep it attached to the operation that returned it. Interpreting it outside that API contract can turn a normal continuation or partial result into an incorrect retry or false completion.
Correct handling and recovery
Persist the license through the supported DRM store, re-evaluate rights, and continue the original operation. Avoid logging license material or keys.
Before repeating work after it, reconcile side effects and prove that the next attempt is idempotent.
Practical scenario
Playback acquires a license for a protected file. The player reopens rights, verifies play count and expiry, and resumes without reacquiring on every launch.
Difference from nearby results
NS_S_DRM_NEEDS_INDIVIDUALIZATION says security components need upgrading; this status says license acquisition itself completed.
Precise classification of it selects the correct wait, stop, retry, cleanup, or disclosure path.
References
- Microsoft: Windows Media Format SDK error and success codes
- Microsoft: Windows Media Player SDK
- Microsoft: Media Foundation SDK
- Microsoft: HRESULT values
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