DVDFab Passkey Review: Unprotect DVDs, Blu-rays and 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays Intantly

When it comes to DVDF decryption - the process of unlocking protected DVDs for ripping, conversion, or copying - the DVDFab Passkey for DVD tech is one of the best to choose. Well, it integrates with all DVDFab 12 products, so, if you’ve got DVDFab 12 on your PC, you have access to this program.

You can download DVDFab Passkey for DVD as a standalone program and use it to decrypt DVDs. Here's a detailed guide on how to use this program and where to download it. However, on a quick note, it is important to say that this program can turn regional DVDs into unprotected DVDs you can watch on any standalone player.

1. What is DVDFab Passkey for DVD

DVDFab Passkey for DVD is simply a software program for decrypting DVDs so that you can rip, copy, or backup the disc content on your local storage drive; it is safe to call this program a DVD decrypter.

This program only runs on Windows OS computers; macOS users are pretty unlucky here. It has been tested with several DVDs to ascertain that it is possible to remove all kinds of digital protections used to restrict the use of DVDs in specific regions. DVDFab Passkey for DVD works in a very simple manner, and it boasts cutting-edge DVD decryption technologies.

As you may guess, this program is compatible - and works - with a lot of DVDFab products. Literally, this software outperforms regular DVD decryption techs and programs. It decrypts your DVD and allows you to clone, backup, edit, convert, burn, rip, or copy the DVD disc content.

Here are the DVD software programs that support DVDFab Passkey integration.

• DVDFab DVD Copy
• DVDFab DVD Ripper
• PowerDVD 7/8/9/10
• TotalMedia Theatre 3
• WinDVD 8/9/2010
• ImgBurn (Read Mode)
• And many others.

One of the reasons to choose this DVD decryption program over other alternatives is because it is constantly updated with new decryption technologies and algorithms. The latest version of DVDFab Passkey for DVD supports the newest DVD protections (new protection 2.0 and Cinavia excluded).

2. Technical Specifications

• Supported OS: Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit)
• CPU: Pentium II 500 MHz
• Memory: 1GB of RAM
• DVD Drive: a DVD drive
• Misc: Active internet connection for the initial setup and registration.

If your PC meets these requirements, you can run DVDFab Passkey for DVD seamlessly without experiencing any glitches.

3. What is DVDFab Passkey Lite?

The “Lite” version is simply the “Free” version of the main DVDFab Passkey for DVD program. This lite version supports everything in the main version; it automatically activates when your DVDFab Passkey for DVD license expires.

However, while it still provides you with all the functions of DVDFab Passkey for DVD, it is equipped to remove all DVD/Blu-ray protections. With this Lite version, you can only decrypt some protections - the common ones.

Well, it gives the look and feel of the main version, and it is an ideal option for most home users who handle more of homemade DVDs and Blu-rays.

4. DVDFab Passkey for DVD Review

The main version (not the Lite version) allows you to decrypt any DVD you’ve got. Yes, the main DVDFab Passkey for DVD supports even the newest DVD protections and can remove them.

With the help of DVDFab Passkey for DVD, you can rip any DVD disc at all to digital formats using DVDFab DVD Ripper. Also, after you have decrypted your DVD movie, you can back it up using the DVDFab DVD Copy. With the help of hardware acceleration technologies supported by DVDFab 12 products, you'd achieve DVD ripping, copy, or cloning at a faster speed than other alternative programs out there.

There are a few flexible settings you can adjust on the DVDFab Passkey program. For example, you can alter the DVD playback order, remove annoying PGCs for the output movies, specify an application language from multiple available options, decide whether or not to check for new editions automatically, and other flexible settings.

5. What DVD/Blu-ray Protections Can Be Removed with DVDFab Passkey?

The following protections can be removed by this program: RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, and others. For Blu-ray discs, it can remove V36, RC, BD-Live, UOPs, and other newer protections.

6. How to Use DVDFab Passkey and DVDFab Passkey Lite

Both DVDFab Passkey and DVDFab Passkey Lite are the same programs; the former is the original version, while the latter is the feature-limited free version. Also, both can remove regional code protections from DVDs. Hereunder is how to use this program for DVD decryption.

• First Step:

Download and install the program on your Windows computer. After the installation is complete, double-tap on the Passkey icon on your desktop to launch the program and get started with the DVD protection removal process. Select the “DVD” option on the main menu and click Start DVDFab Passkey.

• Second Step:

Insert the DVD disc you want to rip its content into your PC's DVD drive. DVDFab Passkey would automatically detect the disc and import its content into the decryption window. Once the DVD disc is detected by this program, the decryption process would start automatically.

Wait for the process to complete, and any protections or region code restrictions on the DVD would be removed. You'd get full info of the entire process; this includes the type of restrictions that were removed from the disc and the main disc info.

• Third Step:

Once the decryption process is complete, you can remove the DVD disc and play it on the standalone DVD player you've got. The disc can also be played with software media players as it does not contain any restrictions anymore. However, if you want to convert the DVD to a digital movie, you can load it into the DVD Ripper inter and choose a digital video format to convert to.

For the DVD ripping, right-click on the DVDFab Passkey icon minimized into the system tray, and select "Rip to Hard Disk" or "Rip to Image" from the available options. Choose your preferred output format in the pop-up window and there you go. You can choose to check the "Keep Protection" checkbox if you want a copy-protected file.

7. DVDFab Passkey Alternatives

There are some software programs out there that can help you to remove DVD restrictions and rip them to different formats, or back them up as ISO images and folders.

• WinX DVD Ripper
• AnyDVD Software
• MakeMKV
• Leawo DVD Ripper

Summary

DVDFab Passkey for DVD is the best and most efficient DVD decryption software for Windows computers. It supports all the new protections and it can ready any type of DVD disc. This program also has a free version - the DVDFab Passkey Lite.