In our digital life, Apple offers many awesome devices, and we enjoy the convenience and smart service gladly until it comes to share our favorite movies with friends who don't have iOS devices. How frustrating it is when iTunes DRM protection makes it impossible for us to share rental and purchased movies in M4V format. In order to make the videos available on other video players, it is a good choice to convert M4V to WMV if MP4 format is not desirable. There are many M4V to WMV converter software you can choose from, but I'd like to share with you one of the best solutions that works for everyone with only a few simple steps.

Part 1: Introduction of iTunes DRM Removal Program –Leawo Prof. DRM

If you are looking for M4V to WMV converter free, then you can give it a shot of Leawo Prof. DRM, the iTunes DRM Removal Program. This program is an all­in­one iTunes DRM media converter to convert iTunes M4V to DRM­free MP4 video, reserving original audio tracks, subtitles and AC3 dolby 5.1 surround sound. What makes it stand out among so many competitive products of screen recording programs on the market is that it removes DRM from iTunes movies 50X faster without quality loss. That is to say, a one­hour iTunes movie/TV show can be DRM removed and converted to MP4 within minutes.

Please note that you need to authorize the computer to play the M4V file by signing in with your Apple ID that you used to purchase or rent the file (movie or TV show). Here are the steps to remove DRM from iTunes M4V videos and save them as MP4 videos with Leawo Prof. DRM.

Part 2: Remove DRM from iTunes M4V Videos and save as MP4 Videos with Leawo Prof. DRM

Step 1: Download and install Leawo Prof. DRM First.

Step 2: Add M4V File(s) from iTunes

Run Leawo Prof. DRM, and you will see the main interface as below. Click "Add Files" button on the sub­menu bar or "Add Files" button in the middle of the program interface to browse and choose M4V rental or purchase in the pop­up "Add Files" panel.

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Choose at least one M4V file and click "Add" to begin importing M4V file from iTunes into Prof. DRM. Leawo Prof. DRM allows you to import all files at a single time by clicking "Add All" button.

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Since trial version allows you to convert only the first 5­minute content of corresponding files for free, you'll have to purchase the registered version.

Step 3: Choose Audio Tracks and Subtitles

After importing M4V files into Prof. DRM, you can view the file list under different categories, "Movie", and "TV Show", you can also choose one file and click "Remove" button to remove the file from the list. The "Clear" button on the sub­menu bar is designed for removing all files in the list at one go. Before removing DRM from iTunes M4V, you can choose an M4V and click "Edit" button to freely choose audio tracks and subtitles for keeping in the output MP4 video file.

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Step 4: Set Output Directory

Click the button at the bottom of "Home" list to set an output directory for containing output MP4 file.

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Step 5: Start to Remove DRM from M4V and Convert M4V to MP4

Click the blue "Convert" button at the bottom for removing DRM from M4V and converting M4V to MP4. After a while, the iTunes DRM removal and conversion process will be completed.

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Note: Before conversion process takes place, you will be asked to authorize the computer for playing the iTunes video if you have not yet authorized the computer.

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Step 6: Locate Converted Video File

After conversion completes, you can find the converted iTunes video file now in MP4 video format under "Converted" section. You can click the "Open file" option at the end of a target file to open the output MP4 file. Alternatively, you can make use of the quick searching bar at the bottom for fast locating.

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Part 3: Convert MP4 to WMV with Leawo Video Converter

Since MP4 format is a universally acceptable video format by nearly every media player or mobile device, you need to take more steps to convert video formats to convert DRM M4V to WMV. Good news is that you can use Leawo Video Converter to convert MP4 to WMV after converting M4V to MP4 format with Leawo Prof. DRM. Please download and install Leawo Video Converter first and then follow the guide below step by step to convert MP4 to WMV.

   

Step 1: Load Video Files

Click on the "Add Video" icon on the top bar of the software, or directly drag and drop videos to the program.

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Step 2: Choose Output Format

Open the drop­down box right before the big green "Convert" button and then click the "Change" button to enter the "Profile" panel, where you could select WMV profile as output format.

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Step 3: Set Video Parameters

On the drop­down box, instead of clicking "Change" option, by clicking the "Edit" option, you could enter the "Profile Settings"interface to adjust video parameters of selected output profile, including: Video Codec, Quality, Video Size, Bit Rate, Frame Rate, Aspect Ratio, etc.

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Step 4: Convert video

Click on the big green "Convert" button on main interface. On the popup sidebar, set a directory to save the output video in the "Save to" box. Then click the bottom "Convert" button on the sidebar to start converting video files within this video converter software.

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In conclusion, to convert iTunes DRM M4V to WMV, you need to use Leawo Prof. DRM to remove DRM and save the videos in MP4 format, and then convert them to wmv videos. If you want to find a M4V to WMV converter online, this way is the best choice considering its efficiency of removing DRM and low quality loss.