Broken video playback on Netflix when hardware acceleration is on

Your tests show Netflix plays with graphics acceleration disabled but fails with D7703-1003 when it is enabled, across Edge channels. That points toward investigating accelerated decoding or protected playback, but it does not prove which component is responsible. Since clearing browsing data has already failed, avoid repeating it. Update the graphics driver from the device manufacturer, restart Windows, and retest the current Stable Edge release with acceleration enabled. Check Edge’s GPU diagnostic report for hardware-accelerated video decoding, then collect its media-internals player properties while reproducing the error. Microsoft’s troubleshooting guidance recommends those reports, the complete Edge version, active policies, and HEVC extension status when applicable. Keep acceleration disabled only as your known temporary playback workaround; it does not solve your premium-quality requirement. Submit the diagnostics with the existing feedback report. I cannot confirm an official fix date or a documented workaround preserving all requested formats.