Question need help windows activation disabled

[wingmans123]

hi, today i noticed windows activation is disabled i checked microsoft and it said force start software protection, but when i do that i get an access denied prompt any idea what would be doing this?
thank you im not sure what to do

Edit: i ran dism not sure if its related or not but thats what the internet told me to do had no effect
Edit: i ran sfc had no effect
Edit: went to computer drive changed permissions to my user next to owner (not sure if you would change any principals) no effect



Edit: just noticed this does it mean i was hacked because its not local?

 

[Colif]

hi, today i noticed windows activation is disabled i checked microsoft and it said force start software protection, but when i do that i get an access denied prompt any idea what would be doing this?

did you run command prompt with admin rights?
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us...n/6e71bf01-9dc6-43a2-8139-633c4d306769?auth=1

did you talk to Microsoft or just look on google?

 

[wingmans123]

yea ran cmd at admin

haven't talked to microsoft yet just some google and forums if maybe i can fix myself

 

[SkyNetRising]

it said force start software protection, but when i do that i get an access denied prompt any idea what would be doing this?
Edit: just noticed this does it mean i was hacked because its not local?

You have to do that with administrative account. Regular user account has no access to starting/stopping services.
Also - some antivirus might be preventing it.

And no - it doesn't mean anything about being hacked. Software Protection service is normally being run by Network Service account.

 

[wingmans123]

You have to do that with administrative account. Regular user account has no access to starting/stopping services.
Also - some antivirus might be preventing it.

And no - it doesn't mean anything about being hacked. Software Protection service is normally being run by Network Service account.

i am the administrative account i have no user accounts i dont have any anti virus programs

 

[Colif]

you don't have users but windows does, SYSTEM & Trustedinstaller, and its the 2nd of those that owns sppsvc.

See if the advice here can fix your problem - https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wind...software-protection-service-on-local-computer

i don't normally recommend removing access from trustedintsller but if it works, and doesn't break windows, its worth it?

 

[wingmans123]

you don't have users but windows does, SYSTEM & Trustedinstaller, and its the 2nd of those that owns sppsvc.

See if the advice here can fix your problem - https://www.thewindowsclub.com/wind...software-protection-service-on-local-computer

i don't normally recommend removing access from trustedintsller but if it works, and doesn't break windows, its worth it?

tried that and the article still getting access denied

im going to have this watermark forever

 

[Colif]

have you actually spoke to anyone from Microsoft? it is possible they can fix it from their end.