Latest PlayReady 1.3.10 has not fixed WMC and Cable Card HDCP error "Display Driver Error" via display port. This issue is still open. Perhaps in W10 they will fix this? I wouldn't count on it.
Windows 8 - Media Center DisplayPort HDCP support nonexistent
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This feedback was provided under Windows 7, however action has not been taken to correct this issue for Windows 8 either.
ERROR:
Display driver error – the video playback device does not support playback of protected content.
ISSUE:
Media Center with a CableCard tuner doesn't work at all on DisplayPort, because DisplayPort is not detected as HDCP compliant by Media Center. CableLabs Certifited DisplayPort as HDCP compliant but Media Center still hasn't been updated and it still thinks that it's not compliant.
REQUEST:
Requesting Microsoft to produce a patch so that DisplayPort is detected as HDCP compliant by Media Center.
Supporting Documentation:
Microsoft Support Article documenting this issue:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2392252
CableLabs clarification that DisplayPort is indeed supported:
http://www.cablelabs.com/specifications/ecns/opencablehw/OCUR-N-12.1788-1.docx
Digital Content Protection FAQ listing HDCP compliant connections:
Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers
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2014-12-03T11:19:43+00:00 On the w8.1 go to devices>project>and select second screen only. This turns off your laptop screen and makes the monitor the primary (only) screen and protected content is now displayable thru the mini display port..
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Anonymous
2014-12-07T15:24:11+00:00 Nah, I already have one screen and it should work on that one. After all, dropping a grand or more on a Surface Pro, one would think it should work as intended. How are the purchasers/end users of these devices supposed to determine the internal display connection technology? We cannot unless it's included in the specifications. In this case, MS used display port which does not support HDCP under Windows 8 (all versions). If they had used the HDMI as the internal display connection technology, it would work as intended.
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Anonymous
2014-12-08T01:22:04+00:00 Nah, I already have one screen and it should work on that one. After all, dropping a grand or more on a Surface Pro, one would think it should work as intended. How are the purchasers/end users of these devices supposed to determine the internal display connection technology? We cannot unless it's included in the specifications. In this case, MS used display port which does not support HDCP under Windows 8 (all versions). If they had used the HDMI as the internal display connection technology, it would work as intended.
Absolutely. The fact that WMC doesn't work on a laptop's built in display is not only irritating, it makes a mockery of DHCPs intended purpose... I can send the signal to an external display but I can't send it to the internal display for fear of copyright infringement? What the...?
Rant: DHCP is possibly the worst invention of all when it comes to this ridiculous idea of making it as hard as possible to stop honest customers from enjoying the content they pay for in order to thwart a miniscule number of pirates. It's actually EASIER for me to display content I haven't paid for than content I DO pay for. That makes no sense.
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Anonymous
2014-12-08T01:25:21+00:00 On the w8.1 go to devices>project>and select second screen only. This turns off your laptop screen and makes the monitor the primary (only) screen and protected content is now displayable thru the mini display port..
Again, this does NOT fix the problem. Have you actually tried it?