Office Software Protection Platform Missing

Since April 2016 'Software Protection has not been working therefore can't run any Windows Updates.' Windows starts little slow, after about couple of starting Internet browser, I get following notification pop-up: Windows must now restart because the Software Protection service terminated unexpectedly. OS restarts every single time like this!

  • Locate the streamed Office Software Protection Platform service. If the installation process was not cancelled, the service should be available on the windows services console. Change the service to start with LocalSystem or Administrator Account. On the error message dialog box, click Retry.
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Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal give you advanced protection from viruses and cybercrime, tools to help keep your information secure and private, and ways to recover your files from malicious attacks.

Advanced protection from viruses and cybercriminals

Learn how Outlook.com scans your email attachments and checks the links you click in real time for viruses or phishing scams.

Applies to: Outlook

Tools to help keep your information private & secure

Protect confidential information by encrypting your email messages, preventing others from forwarding them, storing sensitive files in Personal Vault, and password-protecting OneDrive files that you share.

Office software protection platform folder

Applies to: Outlook, OneDrive

Office Software Protection Platform Error

Recover files from malicious attacks

Office Software Protection Platform Missing For Windows 7

Learn how Office 365 can alert you of a ransomware or malicious attack and help you restore your OneDrive files so they're not held captive by cybercriminals.

Office Software Protection Platform Missing For Windows 10

Applies to: OneDrive