As a Microsoft loyalist, I’d love to watch movies on my Windows Phone 8.1. For most part, streaming all kinds of movies on Windows Phone is trouble free except for M4V files with DRM protection. I am just wondering if anyone has the same problem or that would be the best if you have any advice to tackle the problem.

Though Windows phones and tablets which share the same operating system, have taken a very small part of the mobile market, they do enjoy a very supportive band of fans. To put in short, the problem mentioned above is about how to sync iTunes movies to Windows phones and tablets. Before we introduce our solution, let’s get familiar with Windows phones and tablets.

Part 1: Know about Windows Phones and Tablets

Windows phone is a family of mobile operating systems developed by Microsoft for smartphones, and video file formats supported on Windows phone include WMV, AVI, MP4/M4V, 3GP/3G2 and MOV (QuickTime) standards. Windows tablet, also known as Microsoft tablet for PC, is a pen-enabled personal computer, conforming to hardware specifications devised by Microsoft and running a licensed copy of Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system or a derivative thereof. Note that Windows Phone and tablet do not support DRM protected media files that are obtained from services other than Xbox Music Pass.

Speaking of DRM protection, we need to know that all movies from iTunes Store are protected with FairPlay DRM protection, which is applied by Apple Company to protect its digital content on iTunes Store from being used by unauthorized person or communities. Actually, not only iTunes movies, other iTunes content like some iTunes music and audiobooks are also DRM protected. If you would like to convert iTunes movies to Windows phones or tablets, first thing you need to do is to remove iTunes DRM protection. Please follow below steps to remove DRM from iTunes movies and sync iTunes to Windows Phones/Tablets via iTunes to Windows phone converter.

Part 2: Recommendation of iTunes to Windows Phone Converters

As mentioned above, to play iTunes movies on Windows Phones and tablets, you need to remove DRM protection upon iTunes movies and then convert iTunes DRM movies to DRM free files. To do these, you will need to make use of iTunes to Windows phone converter tools, which has both DRM removal and media conversion features. Here, we have collected several wonderful iTunes movie converter tools to help you remove iTunes DRM protection and convert iTunes DRM movies to DRM-free video files.

1. Leawo Prof. DRM

Leawo Prof. DRM is the top software in removing DRM from iTunes movies and then converting the M4V file to MP4 automatically. It works 50X faster than any other rivals in terms of DRM removal and M4V conversion. It is capable of retaining 100% of the original audio tracks and making the output MP4 files very authentic and enjoyable without quality loss. When considering a third party software to convert iTunes movies to Windows phones, people may first look to reliability of the software, which to be honest, Leawo does much better than many freeware on the internet. It guarantees user privacy, offers technical support from time to time, and allows users to edit the files according to their own needs. Now let's check for how it works to sync iTunes to Windows phones or tablets.

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Actually, Leawo Prof. DRM is far more than a simple iTunes movie converter that could remove DRM protection upon iTunes movies and then convert iTunes DRM protected movies to DRM-free MP4 files. It’s a comprehensive DRM removal and converter tool that could help you do more things, including: convert DRM iTunes music to DRM-free MP3, convert iTunes DRM audiobooks to DRM-free MP3 files, convert Audible audiobooks to DRM-free MP3 file, convert Kindle eBooks, convert Kobo eBooks, convert Adobe Digital Editions eBooks, and download Spotify songs. You could use Leawo Prof. DRM to do far more things than you could imagine.

2. Requiem

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Requiem is a program that can remove FairPlay DRM (created by Apple Inc.) from songs, videos, and eBooks purchased on iTunes. It is the best freeware to decrypt Apple's DRM-ed files free from protecting without any loss of quality from the original source file, which had gained quite a bit of popularity among users. Besides, it's available on Mac, Windows and Linux. Unfortunately, since it finally lost battles with Apple Inc, it gradually works unstably and even stops upgrading in V4.1 for a long time, making it dwindled in popularity. And meanwhile, it works only with iTunes 10.7 and previous versions since lack of upgrade.

3. DRmare M4V Converter

Requiem

DRmare M4V Converter is a professional DRM remover for iTunes movies, TV shows and iTunes Extras. With this smart app, you can losslessly remove DRM from all your iTunes M4V videos and convert them to DRM-free videos in MP4, M4V with 100% original quality kept for playing on any device. It supports more video formats as output including lossless MP4 and M4V and a lot of other popular formats and profiles like MOV, MPEG, MOV, AVI, 3GP, etc.

For your information, we have made a brief comparison between these 3 different iTunes DRM removal and M4V video converter tools to show you their differences.

 

Leawo Prof. DRM

Requiem

DRmare M4V Converter

Remove iTunes DRM protection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Convert iTunes DRM video to DRM-free MP4 files

Yes

No

Yes

Convert iTunes DRM music to DRM-free MP3

Yes

No

Yes

Convert iTunes DRM audiobooks to DRM-free MP3

Yes

No

Yes

Convert Audible audiobooks

Yes

No

No

Convert Kindle eBooks

Yes

No

No

Convert Kobo eBooks

Yes

No

No

Convert eBooks from Adobe Digital Editions

Yes

No

No

Download Spotify music

Yes

No

No

iTunes compatibility

iTunes 11.0+

iTunes 7 and previous versions

iTunes 11.0+

Select subtitles and audio tracks

Yes

No

Yes

Retain Dolby 5.1 surround sound

Yes

Yes

Yes

All these 3 iTunes DRM converter tools could help you handle conversions from iTunes DRM M4V movies to DRM-free videos so as to let you watch iTunes movies on Windows phones and tablets and other devices easily. However, Requiem doesn’t provide media converter feature, therefore it only provides media files free of DRM protection. You need to turn to some 3rd-party video converter tools to convert these DRM-free movies to other media players or devices for unlimited playback. But with Leawo Prof. DRM and DRmare M4V Converter, you could directly remove the DRM protection and then convert DRM iTunes movies to DRM-free MP4 files for unlimited playback. Obviously, Leawo Prof. DRM provides more features than DRmare M4V Converter has, like eBook conversion and Spotify song downloading. Leawo Prof. DRM would be your best choice if you want more features.

Now let’s check for how it works to sync iTunes to Windows phones or tablets.

Part 3: Remove DRM from iTunes Movies and Sync iTunes to Windows Phones/Tablets with Leawo Prof. DRM

After downloading and installing the Prof. DRM from Leawo, you proceed to launch the program on your computer and follow below steps to crack DRM and sync iTunes to Windows phones or tablets.

Step 1: Drag iTunes M4V files

Open the software, and then you will see 4 options. Choose the “iTunes DRM Remover” option.

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Drag the iTunes movie files from iTunes library folder to this iTunes DRM Remover. You could also click Add Files from the tool bar to add the target files.

Add iTunes videos

Step 2: Set output directory

At the bottom of the “Converting” window, you could see an “Output” box. Specify the output directory to save your files after conversion.

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Step 3: Edit profile before conversion

Click the pencil edit icon on each loaded iTunes movie file to choose subtitles and audio tracks based on your preference.

Set output MP3 parameters

Step 4: Crack DRM from iTunes movies and convert the M4V files to MP4 afterwards

Click the button Convert at the bottom right corner to start to convert iTunes DRM M4V movies to DRM-free MP4 files.

Check the converted Music files

If it is the first time you use Leawo Prof. DRM to convert iTunes DRM M4V movies, the below window would come out. Enter your Apple ID and password to proceed. Then click “Authorize” to continue.

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Step 5: Sync the converted MP4 files to your Windows phone or tablet

The conversion process can be shown through the progress bar. After the conversion is done, your MP4 files can be found on the Converted interface.

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You now only need to transfer the converted iTunes movies (now they are in DRM-free MP4 format) to your Windows phones or tablets for unlimited playback. To transfer your MP4 files to your Windows phone or tablet, connect your Windows phone or tablet to the computer first, open the output directory, and put your converted MP4 files to the phone or tablet. Then you can freely enjoy the iTunes movies on your Windows phone or tablet whenever and wherever you want.

This process for synchronizing the iTunes movies to Windows phones or tablets takes little effort as Leawo Prof. DRM is fully taking charge of removing DRM, converting M4V to MP4, and saving the output MP4 files to your folder. Even if you are a green hand, it imposes no difficulty for you to familiarize the process for converting iTunes movies to Windows phones/tablets. All can be accomplished within several clicks only. If you want to convert iTunes to Windows phones in batches, just add a folder of files to convert in one time. By the way, if you want to remove some unwanted videos or want to speed up the process, you can remove the ones that you don’t like and advance the ones in priority. All in all, Leawo Prof. DRM will be your best friend to help you stream iTunes movies to your windows phones or tablets.