The software protection service in Windows 8 allows it to enforce digital licenses. So, it can allow or disallow you to download and install software. If you disable this service then the applications may not run properly. Therefore it is in your best interests to keep it enabled. But, sometimes people disable it because of many reasons like • It needs a lot of memory as well as takes up a large percentage of CPU usage.

Software Protection Service is the worst garbage bug shi*t of Windows 10. This trash is using 32% CPU all time. If I could disable this garbage, I’d be very happy. In task manager i get 'microsoft software protection platform service' that. Start' from 'whatever number is here' to 4 This will disable the service after. Software Protection Service is the worst garbage bug shi*t of Windows 10. This trash is using 32% CPU all time. If I could disable this garbage, I’d be very happy. SPPSVC.EXE Information. It is strongly recommended that you not disable the Software Protection service. File Location%System% Startup Type.

Obviously this slows down the processor and affects its performance in others spheres. • You keep getting error messages whenever you are trying to download something. Sometimes these errors occur even at startup and most irritatingly sometimes it pops up even when you are doing nothing.

• It doesn’t work properly is there is some problem with your hardware. • If the process itself is having some problems then, it can hardly take care of the problems facing the computer. So, if there is a problem with software protection service then it cannot enforce digital licenses. • Software protection service should not be confused with antivirus tool. So, if a virus or malware has already entered your computer it will also affect the software protection service. • And lastly if your computer has some registry errors then software protection service cannot help you. Reliability Data Handbook Oreda there. So if you want to keep the software protection services you have to ensure that you take care of these errors.