What is the scheduled task "\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTask" on my Windows 7 computer?

"\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTask" is a scheduled task on Windows 7 system added as part of Windows installation.

You will see "\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTask" listed on Task Scheduler with the following information:

Name: SvcRestartTask
Location: \Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform
Description: This task restarts the Software Protection Platform service 
   at the specified time
Actions: sc.exe start sppsvc
Triggers: At 12:00 AM every day
History: 

Program file information about "sc.exe":

File name: sc.exe
File path: C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
File size: 45056 bytes
Last modified time: 7/13/2009 9:39:35 PM
File description: A tool to aid in developing services for WindowsNT
File version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Company name: Microsoft Corporation

"sc.exe" is scheduled to run every day to start "sppsvc" service.

It is recommended to keep "\Microsoft\Windows\SoftwareProtectionPlatform\SvcRestartTask" enabled as a scheduled task.

⇒ "SR" Scheduled Task on Windows 7

⇐ "SystemDataProviders" Scheduled Task on Windows 7

⇑ System Scheduled Tasks on Windows 7

⇑⇑ Windows 7 Scheduled Tasks