SoftwareProtectionPlatform continues to throw Access Denied

Question

Short version:
I ensured that NETWORK SERVICE had full access (instead of the standard Read only access that it had by default) to the directories and registry keys as suggested in multiple forums.
I also reinstalled Windows, and that did not help.

Any further suggestions on what permission is missing and where?

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Thank you!

Answer 1

Thank you for your suggestion.

Just tried that...still can't get the SoftwareProtectionPlatform service to run :'(

Answer 2

Did you go to McAfee and get their removal software and completely remove all the code. Programs &features does not get the total amount of code and this left over code can cause problems.

Answer 3

As it is a laptop from Asus, it originally had McAffe installed on it.

Windows Build: 19042.1110

Background of situation:
Laptop, purchased end of March.
Because of a BIOS update in April, the Windows Product Key that was embedded in the BIOS was lost, and the laptop wanted to be activated again.
This month, I finally decided to bother with trying to fix the problem.
I contacted Asus tech support to get the original Product Key. However, it wouldn't activate because the Software Protection Platform service wasn't running. When I attempted to start the service, it would throw an error indicating it didn't have access to 'something'. "Error 5: Access Denied"
The suggested solutions I found in forums about giving NETWORK SERVICE additional permissions have not helped.
I contacted Asus tech support again, they suggested re-install windows and the Microsoft support.

Answer 4

Any 3rd party anti virus, security, cleanup programs EVER installed on the computer?

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What OS build are you on? Hit the Windows key, type winver, hit Enter.
Or Windows key+r, winver, OK