How to Put iTunes DRM M4P Music to Windows Media Player?

Q: “I am running Windows Vista. I would like to convert my music files from my itunes folder on to Windows Media Player so that I can download them on to my Palm Treo Pro. I am a real novice at this computer stuff because I have always had someone around to help me. And I would appreciate any help on offer. Thanks”

                                         If you have the same problem as the above case, then the following steps to add M4P music to Windows Media Player will get you out of the trouble.

Add DRM protected M4P music to Windows Media Player

Music purchased from iTunes store are protected by DRM in M4P format, to add DRM protected M4P files to Windows Media Player, what you need to do first is to remove the DRM, and then convert m4p format to wma format that Windows Media Player can support. So you need a DRM audio converter(Noteburner DRM M4P to WMA converter is highly recommended).

Free download iTunes to WMA Converter

Steps to Convert DRM M4P to WMA for Adding to Windows Media Player on Windows

1. Choose target format and output folder

a. On the main window of NoteBurner, click the Settings button, a dialogue box will pop-out.

b. Set the output format as WMA for Windows Media Player, and then click OK:

2. Create playlist to contain songs for converting to WMA

Since NoteBurner utilizes virtual CD burning mechanism to convert audio files, it’s suggested that one playlist shall contain no more than 74 minutes music, that’s approximately 650 MB files, the standard capacity of Compact Disc.

3. Choose NoteBurner as CD burner, and then burn the playlist:

In iTunes 10, please right click the playlist that you want to burn, then please click “Burn Playlist to Disc”:

Before the burning starts, you will be prompted to choose CD burner. You should:

4. Get the WMA files:

The converted playlist and songs will show up on the main window of NoteBurner.
Click the Folder button to open the output folder, where you will find the converted WMA files, then you can add the converted M4P songs to Windows Media Player.

Useful Tips for you:

1. If you are a Mac user and want to convert your DRM m4p songs, you can refer to our Mac iTunes to mp3 converter.

2. If you want to convert purchased iTunes m4v movies, Noteburner iTunes m4v converter will help you make it.