Can I disable "Software Protection Service" while gaming?

[TimmyGDizzle]

Hello everyone!

I have been battling these weird performance drops that my system has while gaming. I ended up replacing all hardware in the computer thinking it was some hardware doing it. With all new parts and a brand new Win 10 Pro 64bit install it still was happening.

So I started digging more and I finally narrowed it down to the "Software Protection Service". Right when the performance dips happen I can see things like this in event viewer:

The Software Protection service is starting.
Parameters:caller=wmiprvse.exe

Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP Initialization status for service objects.

The Software Protection service has completed licensing status check.

The Software Protection service has started.
10.0.14393.351

Successfully scheduled Software Protection service for re-start at 2116-10-25T03:12:39Z. Reason: RulesEngine.





So I wonder, can I just disable this thing or somehow tell it not to run while I'm gaming? I'll be right in the middle of an intense battle and my system will suddenly have annoying drops. I've read around and can't find if I can just safely disable it temporarily or what? It sounds important so I'd re-enable after gaming is done.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Autocrat]

Run a virus scan - it would be a virus masquerading as the Microsoft service.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/wmiprvse-using-high-cpu/ea1bb7b7-741e-499b-8bb4-6966ffa2b7dc
If its not a virus, it looks like there is an easy fix.

 

[TimmyGDizzle]

Definitely not a virus, it's a brand new install of windows with nothing but steam and the game installed.

I have read that page you linked to. Nothing is wrong with the service.

I just want to know can it be disabled?