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Hi, whenever I open a Microsoft Office 2010 application (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc), the following two tasks show up in task manager:
"osppsvc.exe" and "ose.exe".
The paths are:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
And I found they are related to the following services:
"Office Software Protection Platform" Service
"Office Source Engine" Service
The problem is that even after closing the office 2010 application, these tasks continue active in the background (they don't close). They seem to be essential to Office 2010 applications as disabling the corresponding service will prevent the Office 2010 application from starting.
Is there any way to tweak the registry or otherwise any other option (from within Office) so that these background tasks close when no Office 2010 program is in use? Thanks.
NOTE: These background tasks were not present in Office 2007. Using Office 2010 in Windows XP Pro SP3
Hi:
I JUST got off the phone with a Microsoft engineer about this exact problem. On my XP box, Opppsvc.exe from Office Pro Plus 2010 remains open all the time and sucks valuable system resources. Originally, the tech provided me with a Registry hack involving an "InactivityShutdownDelay" key which must be added to the Registry. The idea was to shut off the Opppsvc.exe after a given period of time.
He was surprised it didn't work although the key was edited exactly as he provided. It turned out, after a conversation with his developers, that XP doesn't have the capability to execute the key. Only Vista and 7.
Which would mean that if someone wants the service to turn off, you'd need to write a little .bat file to stop it for you. But I don't know how to do that. So I'll live with the stupid extra overhead or shut the service off from the Task Manager whenever I need to.
The following bat file works for MSWord:
@echo off
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\winword.exe"
net stop osppsvc
For Excel & Powerpoint just substitute excel.exe & powerpnt.exe respectively for winword.exe
Note1: There is not need to start the osppsvc service as the MSOffice application will do that.To create a desktop shortcut simply right click on the bat file name in Windows Explorer and select Send To >Desktop
Hi:
I JUST got off the phone with a Microsoft engineer about this exact problem. On my XP box, Opppsvc.exe from Office Pro Plus 2010 remains open all the time and sucks valuable system resources. Originally, the tech provided me with a Registry hack involving an "InactivityShutdownDelay" key which must be added to the Registry. The idea was to shut off the Opppsvc.exe after a given period of time.
He was surprised it didn't work although the key was edited exactly as he provided. It turned out, after a conversation with his developers, that XP doesn't have the capability to execute the key. Only Vista and 7.
Which would mean that if someone wants the service to turn off, you'd need to write a little .bat file to stop it for you. But I don't know how to do that. So I'll live with the stupid extra overhead or shut the service off from the Task Manager whenever I need to.
From Microsoft:
"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). As for stopping the service, there are several reasons we do not automatically shut down the service by default. 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.
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. 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. The windows default for this is 300 seconds.
After setting this key, simply restart the Office Software Protection Platform Service to use the new settings."
Is the Office 2010 activated on the computer?
If not, activate the same and then check if you’re still facing the same issue.
In office 2007 the "osppsvc.exe" and "ose.exe" files do not run in the background.
However in office 2010 the office validation will run in the background for office programs at any time on the computer. So unfortunately it is not possible to stop the services.
Hi Ganesh, the problem is that once I close the office 2010 program those tasks will run forever in the background, uselessly being a memory hog. I remember reading somewhere (I can't remember the link) that there was a way to tweak the registry so to have those services stop after a certain time once the office 2010 program is closed. Of course I can stop the service manually after closing the office 2010 program and then manually start it again before using an office 2010 program, but of course this is time consuming and not very practical.In office 2007 the "osppsvc.exe" and "ose.exe" files do not run in the background.
However in office 2010 the office validation will run in the background for office programs at any time on the computer. So unfortunately it is not possible to stop the services.
Ganesh Kumar N
Hi:
I JUST got off the phone with a Microsoft engineer about this exact problem. On my XP box, Opppsvc.exe from Office Pro Plus 2010 remains open all the time and sucks valuable system resources. Originally, the tech provided me with a Registry hack involving an "InactivityShutdownDelay" key which must be added to the Registry. The idea was to shut off the Opppsvc.exe after a given period of time.
He was surprised it didn't work although the key was edited exactly as he provided. It turned out, after a conversation with his developers, that XP doesn't have the capability to execute the key. Only Vista and 7.
Which would mean that if someone wants the service to turn off, you'd need to write a little .bat file to stop it for you. But I don't know how to do that. So I'll live with the stupid extra overhead or shut the service off from the Task Manager whenever I need to.
From Microsoft:
"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). As for stopping the service, there are several reasons we do not automatically shut down the service by default. 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.
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. 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. The windows default for this is 300 seconds.
After setting this key, simply restart the Office Software Protection Platform Service to use the new settings."
Hi:
I JUST got off the phone with a Microsoft engineer about this exact problem. On my XP box, Opppsvc.exe from Office Pro Plus 2010 remains open all the time and sucks valuable system resources. Originally, the tech provided me with a Registry hack involving an "InactivityShutdownDelay" key which must be added to the Registry. The idea was to shut off the Opppsvc.exe after a given period of time.
He was surprised it didn't work although the key was edited exactly as he provided. It turned out, after a conversation with his developers, that XP doesn't have the capability to execute the key. Only Vista and 7.
Which would mean that if someone wants the service to turn off, you'd need to write a little .bat file to stop it for you. But I don't know how to do that. So I'll live with the stupid extra overhead or shut the service off from the Task Manager whenever I need to.
The following bat file works for MSWord:
@echo off
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\winword.exe"
net stop osppsvc
For Excel & Powerpoint just substitute excel.exe & powerpnt.exe respectively for winword.exe
Note1: There is not need to start the osppsvc service as the MSOffice application will do that.To create a desktop shortcut simply right click on the bat file name in Windows Explorer and select Send To >Desktop
this worked for me on Win7x64, I set the time tio 1 second and it took about 3 for the service to disappear from Taskmanager. the thing is why does this DRM need to be running AT ALL...?From Microsoft:
"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). As for stopping the service, there are several reasons we do not automatically shut down the service by default. 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.
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. 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. The windows default for this is 300 seconds.
After setting this key, simply restart the Office Software Protection Platform Service to use the new settings."
Imho, the best way to handle this is to run from the command prompt:
..on second thoughts, looks like office refuses to work without this d..n service. To revert I had to do:
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