▁( the ▁United ▁States ▁has ▁ 2 1 8 4 3 ▁or ▁H ex ▁ 5 5 5 3 , ▁and ▁Japan ▁has ▁ 1 9 0 2 4 , ▁or ▁H ex ▁ 4 a 5 0 ; ▁Canada ▁has ▁ 1 7 2 1 7 ▁or ▁H ex ▁ 4 3 4 1 ). ▁ ▁Any D VD ▁HD ▁( 7 . 5 . 9 . 0 ▁and ▁higher ) ▁has ▁an ▁option ▁to ▁turn ▁off ▁the ▁check ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁code ▁of ▁by ▁using ▁the ▁value ▁ 4 2 9 4 9 6 7 2 9 5 ▁or ▁H ex ▁F FFFF FF F . ▁The ▁software ▁developers ▁say ▁users ▁can ▁also ▁change ▁the ▁country ▁code ▁in ▁the ▁registry ▁value ▁" bd Country Code " ▁themselves . ▁( Before ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁the ▁value , ▁Any D VD ▁must ▁be ▁closed , ▁and ▁after ▁changing , ▁it ▁must ▁be ▁restart ed .) ▁ ▁Software ▁ ▁Some ▁features ▁of ▁certain ▁programs ▁are / w ere ▁disabled ▁if ▁the ▁software ▁is / was ▁installed ▁on ▁a ▁computer ▁in ▁a ▁certain ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁older ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁copy ▁software ▁Cl one CD , ▁the ▁features ▁" Am pl ify ▁We ak ▁S ectors ", ▁" Pro te cted ▁PC ▁Games ," ▁and ▁" H ide ▁CD R ▁Media " ▁were ▁disabled ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Japan . ▁Ch anging ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁language ▁settings ▁in ▁Windows ▁( e . g ., ▁to ▁Canadian ▁English ) ▁or ▁patch es ▁could ▁un