You can purchase a license for $50 (Opens in a new window) if you want to avoid this annoyance. You just need to use the latest beta key (Opens in a new window) whenever it asks you to register, which is about once a month. Technically, it's only free while in beta, but it's been "in beta" for over 10 years. There are other paid programs that offer more features, like DeUHD (Opens in a new window) and AnyDVD (Opens in a new window), but we'll be using MakeMKV for this tutorial because it's free. MakeMKV (Opens in a new window) is a program for Windows, macOS, and Linux that can rip DVD and Blu-ray discs into the versatile MKV video format. I used an LG WH16NS40 (Opens in a new window) with patched firmware for the most recent version of this guide. You can read the most up-to-date drive for flashing new firmware here (Opens in a new window). This can be a bit nerve-wracking, but I've done it twice without breaking anything, so it can be done. You may have to flash custom firmware (Opens in a new window) or roll back to an older firmware version in order to read those 4K discs. If you already have a Blu-ray drive, you can poke around the MakeMKV forums (Opens in a new window) to see if it's usable for 4K Blu-rays, or you can buy one of their recommended drives. Instead, you will want a regular Blu-ray drive that is considered "4K friendly." Due to their enhanced copy protection, 4K UHD Blu-rays can't be ripped on most 4K Blu-ray drives. If you want to rip 4K UHD Blu-rays, however, your choices are more limited. Since most laptops don't come with disk drives anymore, you can either buy an external one (Opens in a new window) that connects over USB, or install an internal one (Opens in a new window) into your desktop-either is fine. In order to rip those movies to your PC, you'll need an optical drive that can read Blu-ray discs a DVD drive is not enough. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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