Hi datacard,
Based on your error message >>The Software Protection service failed to start.0x80070005<< and your description, this issue may occur if one or more of the following conditions are true:
- The Task Scheduler service is disabled.
- The Software Protection Platform service is not running under the NETWORK SERVICE account.
- Read permissions for the NETWORK SERVICE account are missing on the following folder:
C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Verify that the Task Scheduler service is running.
- Open the Computer Management tool, and then navigate to Configuration -> Task Scheduler -> Task Scheduler Library -> Microsoft -> Windows -> SoftwareProtectionPlatform.
- On the General tab of SoftwareProtectionPlatform, select the security options, and then verify that the Software Protection Platform service is set to use the NETWORK SERVICE account.
- Go to the C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform folder, and then verify that the NETWORK SERVICE account has Read permissions for that folder.
- Restart the Software Protection service if it is running.
To get more information, please refer to this KB link:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3033200
Please try this method and let me know if it works for you.
I'm glad to help and follow up your reply.
Regards,
Emi Zhang
TechNet Community Su