Failed to schedule Software Protection service for re-start at 2119-10-19T18:07:58Z. Error Code: 0x80041316

our Windows Server 2012 Essentials is getting evenvwr poluted with the error message bellow and attached every 30 seconds. I've done a lot of research but nothing worked so far, this is what I tried:

• Check the NETWORK SERVICE permissions on C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows (it has FULL CONTROL)

• checked services and its dependencies and ensure they are running and have startup mode = automatic

• checked windows license with slmgr /ato

• started and stopped sppsvc service with net stop sppsvc/ net start sppsvc

This is our domain controler so I can't reinstall Windows - Any help please?

Log Name: Application

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP

Date: 11/12/2019 1:07:58 PM

Event ID: 16385

Task Category: None

Level: Error

Keywords: Classic

User: N/A

Computer: DC20001811

Description:

Failed to schedule Software Protection service for re-start at 2119-10- 19T18:07:58Z. Error Code: 0x80041316.

Event Xml:

Event xmlns="":

System:

 Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" Guid="{E23B33B0-C8C9-472C-A5F9-F2BDFEA0F156}" EventSourceName="Software Protection Platform Service" : EventID Qualifiers="49152": 16385 EventID: Version: 0 Version: Level: 2 Level: Task: 0 Task: Opcode: 0 Opcode: Keywords: 0x80000000000000 Keywords: TimeCreated SystemTime="2019-11-12T18:07:58.000000000Z" : EventRecordID: 4441021 EventRecordID: Correlation : Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" : Channel: Application Channel: Computer: Andromeda.snapd.local Computer: Security : 

System:

EventData:

 Data: 0x80041316 Data: Data: 2119-10-19T18:07:58Z Data: 

EventData:

Event:

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NETWORK SERVICE account has Read permissions

Service is set to use the NETWORK SERVICE account 2

Service is set to use the NETWORK SERVICE account

Task Scheduler service is running

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1 Answer

This series of steps worked for me. It is an abbreviated version of this solution.

1. Back up all files in the directory C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform just in case
2. Add an XML extension to the files in the SoftwareProtectionPlatform folder
3. Navigate to to Computer Management->System Tools->Task Scheduler->Task Scheduler Library->Microsoft->Windows->SoftwareProtectionPlatform
4. Right-click on each task and select Delete
5. Right-click on SoftwareProtectionPlatform, Import Task, and import each of the files that you renamed. Don't worry if they don't appear in the Task List.
6. Navigate to Computer Management->Services and Applications->Services and restart the Software Protection service
7. Check the Event Viewer to verify that the errors have stopped
8. Delete the XML files in the SoftwareProtectionPlatform folder

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