Netflix 4K streaming now possible via Windows 10 on PC

Windows 10 VR headsets are slated to roll out in 2017. The specs that it requires the PC to have are surprisingly modest.

Sign in to your account if you haven’t already, then click on your user name in the top right-hand corner of the screen, then click on “Your Account” from the menu that appears.

Introducing the Windows 10 VR which uses Microsoft’s home-made VR headset.

This was found through the “Windows Holographic First Run” application that can be accessed through the recent Windows Insider test builds. The Kaby Lake chipset supports the HDCP 2.2 protocol, which helps protect against the copying of 4K content.

Recently, Google started testing 4K UHD movie purchase and rental options through Google Play store and Google Play Movies & TV app. It may be that higher-spec PCs and/or headsets will be capable of the sort of gaming experience we crave from VR.

While users have been enjoying 4K Netflix streaming on their televisions for some time now, Windows 10 users have been devoid of that luxury. Let’s take a closer look.

The AMD side is a lot more varied, but basically requires at least a 6000-series APU to support DirectX 12. Users are required to have a dedicated decoding hardware either on their GPU or their CPU, which prevents the video stream from being recorded in various software or through an external capture device. This new focus on virtual reality was announced back in September, during the Windows 10 event that also revealed the Surface Studio. This support comes via the Netflix website in Edge, and not via the Netflix app for Windows 10? LOL. The company is trying to create its own VR platform using Windows Holographic, the environment that’s actually used to power Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headset.

At any rate, that means practically anyone with a midrange PC and at least $300 to spare for a headset can jump right on the VR bandwagon without burning a hole through their pockets.