Roku: HDCP Error Detected Fix

HDCP Error Detected

This weekend I sat down to watch a movie on the Roku box. When I attempted to purchase and watch the movie on Amazon Instant, it threw an error message on the screen that said “HDCP Error Detected“. I have seen this type of error before, but that time it was a blue and white error screen that said “HDCP unauthorised. Content disabled” and took up the entire screen. They are both caused by the same issue.

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Roku TV: How to Set Sleep Timer

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The Roku TV has a sleep timer feature that automatically shuts puts the device into sleep mode after a certain amount of time has passed. It’s a great feature if you regularly fall asleep with the TV on. It will save energy since your TV won’t be on all night with nobody watching it.

Whenever you want your Roku TV to shut off automatically, you can set the sleep timer on Roku TV using these steps.

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Roku Channels Won’t Open – Fix

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I was sitting down, getting ready to enjoy some Disney+ shows on my Roku Ultra, when suddenly, channels wouldn’t open when I tried to launch them. I went to select Netflix, and it did the same thing. Every channel I opened would flash me back to the Home screen.

Luckily, I solved this problem. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can take when your Roku channels won’t open.

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