What does HRESULT 0xC00D2907 (NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED) mean?

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Windows Media Player does not support the level of protection required for analog video.%0

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NS_E_UNCOMPRESSED_DIGITAL_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED	NS_E_COMPRESSED_DIGITAL_AUDIO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED

NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED

Failure scope

For NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED, the failed contract is that the analog video output cannot apply the policy required by the license. Within Windows Media DRM output protection, NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED is raised while processing license-policy evaluation that compares the content owner’s required output protection level or scheme with the active audio/video output path.

Before changing the machine, record analog connector type and available analog protection mechanism. The standard AllStat text is already shown above; this custom section concentrates on the object state and the evidence needed to separate NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED from neighboring Windows Media errors.

Data worth retaining

NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED is meaningful only while the following state remains associated with one operation: license OPL fields, play or copy action, output connector type, compressed/uncompressed state, driver-reported protection capability and selected rendering path. Preserve the requested action, required OPL values, active connector, negotiated protection mechanism and whether the stream is compressed at that boundary for NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED.

A later generic error must not replace this evidence: the original condition remains that the analog video output cannot apply the policy required by the license.

The transition to retest

When documenting NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED, state the rejected input and the expected successor state. The rejected input is demonstrated when you record analog connector type and available analog protection mechanism; the successor becomes reachable after you disable that output or use a permitted protected digital path. Record the first lower-layer status beside NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED because wrapper HRESULTs can otherwise conceal the producing component.

Verification inputs

Field	Value for `NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED`
Direct check	record analog connector type and available analog protection mechanism
Policy input	requested action plus the exact license, certificate, profile, output or registration property evaluated by NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED
Temporal state	trusted/system time, validity interval, request sequence and retry number when they influence NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED
Lower result	the earliest store, network, cryptographic, driver or provider status preceding the final NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED wrapper
Owner	operation, API/callback, object or session identifier, and component/device version associated with NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED

Test without erasing evidence

Preserve NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED and 0xC00D2907 before cleanup, fallback or another media item changes the context.
Run the direct check for NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED: record analog connector type and available analog protection mechanism.
Compare the failure with a known-good case that changes only the property named by this condition: the analog video output cannot apply the policy required by the license.
Apply the narrow correction for NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED: disable that output or use a permitted protected digital path.
Associate NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED with its current Windows Media DRM output protection object and the requested action.
Repeat the same action with the same content/device identity and verify that NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED is not replaced by another policy or trust failure.

Separate cause from wrapper

For NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED, the established fact is that the analog video output cannot apply the policy required by the license. For NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED, that fact does not independently establish damaged media bytes, a missing decoder, a generally broken network, or invalid rights for every other action.

If the Player, encoder, setup program or device layer later emits a broader error, retain NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED as the first specific result. The object and operation attached to NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED are usually more diagnostic than a later cleanup or user-interface summary.

Different owners, similar dialog

Result	Why it points elsewhere
`NS_E_COMPRESSED_DIGITAL_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED`	compressed digital video leaves through a path below the required protection level
`NS_E_UNCOMPRESSED_DIGITAL_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED`	the uncompressed video rendering path cannot enforce the license’s minimum protection
`NS_E_COMPRESSED_DIGITAL_AUDIO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED`	compressed digital audio output lacks the protection level demanded by the license

When a retry is valid

Recovery should change the failed precondition by choosing to disable that output or use a permitted protected digital path. For NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED, success means that the same requested action is accepted after that precise state change, not merely that another file or device happens to work.

A broad reset is not the first step for NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED; Do not treat every output-protection result as a missing codec; the decoder can be present while the connector or driver cannot enforce the license policy.
Do not alter trusted time, revocation enforcement, certificate validation or output policy merely to suppress NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED; that bypasses the decision instead of correcting its input.
Retain one failing artifact and one corrected artifact so the resolution of NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED can be regression-tested.

Final verification

For the final NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED test, keep the content KID or file hash, requested action, user/account, device identity and output route unchanged wherever they apply. The NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED case is resolved only when the operation completes without this HRESULT and without a substitute failure from a neighboring license, trust, session or policy check.

Technical references for `NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED`

Output protection levels — documents the protocol or API boundary behind NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED.
Working with output protection levels — provides the normative workflow relevant to NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED.
WMDRM output-protection structures — lists the security and state transitions used to interpret NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED.
DRM actions and rights — defines the platform objects used when diagnosing NS_E_ANALOG_VIDEO_PROTECTION_LEVEL_UNSUPPORTED.

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