



- #Office software protection platform service 1003 license
- #Office software protection platform service 1003 plus
The windows default for this is 300 seconds.Īfter setting this key, simply restart the Office Software Protection Platform Service to use the new settings. You may set the following registry key: Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform ValueName: InactivityShutdownDelay ValueType: DWORD ValueData: The number in seconds, that the Office Software Protection Platform will stay running for, after the most recent activity. That said, while we do not default our service to timing out after inactivity, if this is something your organization values, you have the ability to control this. These reasons are based on Office's cross OS version compatibility, communications from our users about their Office usage profile, preferences, resource usage profile, and differing ways in utilizing the service between Office and Windows. As for stopping the service, there are several reasons we do not automatically shut down the service by default.
#Office software protection platform service 1003 license
Why is that so, I pray? Hi TomislavRex, The Office Software Protection Platform service is generally started on demand when a user has started Office, however, there are license types which can start the service otherwise (such as those using a Key Management Server). Here it is, in black and white: C: Windows system32>sc qtriggerinfo osppsvc QueryServiceConfig2 SUCCESS The service osppsvc has not registered for any start or stop triggers. I thought that the new Microsoft system services philosophy was to use triggered services wherever possible, and this is a clear-cut case for using it.īut, lo and behold, Microsoft's very own flagship productivity suite doesn't respect Microsoft's own new architecture tenets. However, unlike the service that does this job in Windows 7, the Office Software Protection Platform Service never stops running. Similar to Windows, there is a licensing check after starting any Office application, and the Office Software Protection Platform Service is started.
#Office software protection platform service 1003 plus
I have Office Professional Plus 2010 installed and activated with a MAK key. The Office Software Protection Platform service is generally started on demand when a user has started Office, however, there are license types which can start the service otherwise (such as those using a Key Management Server).
