In this case, the 7036 event is accompanied by the corresponding 7035 (recorded when the service enter the "running state"). - Service: WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery - This message is recorded approx. every hour on Windows 2003 Servers (post SP1) and it is a "normal" message.
To see if your Software Protection Service is running or not, open the Run dialog by pressing Windows+R keys together. Now type in services.mscand press enter. Find Software protection services from the list. The Software Protection Service has Stopped Oct 04, 2013 Software Protection service keeps crashing : techsupport Actually, it usually succeeds in starting then stops immediately: Event ID 7036 The Software Protection service entered the running state. Then right away Event ID 7036 The Software Protection service entered the stopped state. View entire discussion (6 comments) How to Disable or Fix "Microsoft Software Protection
Feb 17, 2015
The Windows Error Reporting Service service entered the stopped state. About every 5th or 6th event is Event 7036 Source - service control manager The Software Protection service entered the stopped state. Fix the "Windows could not start the Software Protection
Jul 27, 2016
The Software Protection service entered the stopped state. After this event, there were no more events with id 7036 logged for every 30 seconds in system event log with information that software protection service entered the running state. at May 07, 2014.