HDCP
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Leave as defaultLeave it enabled if you use streaming services, Blu-ray, a TV, a capture chain or other protected video.
Disabling it makes sense only for diagnosing a specific display compatibility issue, with a mandatory rollback.
- Shown on
- Intel or NVIDIA only
- Main effect
- Disabling video output protection
- FPS and memory
- See the research
What changes
Section titled “What changes”HDCP is copy protection for the digital video output during playback of protected content. The BoosterX setting disables it: the app detects the active graphics card and disables HDCP through its graphics stack. Protected sources that require HDCP then stop treating the output as trusted.
Exceptions and differences
Section titled “Exceptions and differences”The setting is shown only with Intel or NVIDIA graphics — there is no card for it on systems with AMD. Disabling HDCP does not increase FPS: it is copy protection, not a computational load.
Specific failure scenarios when disabled are 4K streaming, Blu-ray playback and video capture via HDMI recording: a black screen, a content protection error or a refusal to start playback are possible. BoosterX also notes: after reinstalling or updating graphics drivers, the setting must be applied again.
How to verify the result
Section titled “How to verify the result”After rolling the setting back, launch protected content that previously would not play: a 4K stream from a service that requires HDCP, or a Blu-ray. The image should appear without protection errors; if the black screen persists, check whether the change was applied and whether it needs to be re-enabled after a driver update.
How to change and roll back
Section titled “How to change and roll back”In BoosterX, open «Optimization» → «Security» → «Network, filters and DRM» → «HDCP» and move the toggle to the “Off” position: BoosterX will apply the default Windows state with HDCP enabled. Click «Apply» at the bottom of the page; with «Instant apply» enabled, the change is made immediately. For temporary disabling (diagnosing display compatibility), the “On” position is used: BoosterX will disable HDCP; to roll back, set it to “Off” again, then check playback of protected content.
Confirmation
Section titled “Confirmation”- BoosterX security settings research: the real mechanism and the functional risk are confirmed.
- Microsoft: Hardware DRM and HDCP
Last checked: 2026-09-19.