This code snippet appears to represent an XML log entry...

August 31, 2025 at 01:39 AM

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
  <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP" Guid="{E23B33B0-C8C9-472C-A5F9-F2BDFEA0F156}" EventSourceName="Software Protection Platform Service" /> 
  <EventID Qualifiers="49152">8198</EventID> 
  <Version>0</Version> 
  <Level>2</Level> 
  <Task>0</Task> 
  <Opcode>0</Opcode> 
  <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> 
  <TimeCreated SystemTime="2025-08-30T03:50:25.5412832Z" /> 
  <EventRecordID>53</EventRecordID> 
  <Correlation /> 
  <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" /> 
  <Channel>Application</Channel> 
  <Computer>DESKTOP-B7DJOVT</Computer> 
  <Security /> 
  </System>
- <EventData>
  <Data>hr=0x800704CF</Data> 
  <Data>RuleId=31e71c49-8da7-4a2f-ad92-45d98a1c79ba;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=UserLogon;SessionId=2</Data> 
  </EventData>
  </Event>

This code snippet appears to represent an XML log entry for an event related to the Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP (Software Protection Platform), which is responsible for handling Microsoft software licensing and activation processes.

Here's a detailed breakdown of what this event log captures:

Event XML Format: The log is structured in XML, compliant with Microsoft's event schema (http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event).
System Details:
- Provider: Identifies the source of the event. In this case, it's Microsoft-Windows-Security-SPP, the service managing software licensing.
- EventID: The event ID is 8198, which corresponds to a specific error or action for the component. Here, it indicates an activation or licensing-related issue.
- Level: The priority or severity level; 2 typically represents an Error.
- TimeCreated: The exact time when the event occurred (2025-08-30T03:50:25.5412832Z), formatted in UTC.
- Computer: Logs the computer's name where this event occurred: DESKTOP-B7DJOVT.
EventData:
- Data tag contains specific details about the event:
  - hr=0x800704CF: An error code that translates to "The network location cannot be reached", pointing to a network or activation-related issue.
  - Additional activation-related details:
    - RuleId: Likely an internal identifier for the activation rule.
    - Action=AutoActivate: Indicates the action related to automatic activation was attempted.
    - AppId: Corresponds to the application's unique identifier involved in the activation process.
    - SkuId: Represents the license or product being activated.
    - NotificationInterval=1440: Specifies a notification retry interval in minutes (24 hours).
    - Trigger=UserLogon: Suggests the activation attempt was triggered by a user logging onto the system.
    - SessionId=2: Indicates the session in which this event occurred.

Purpose:

This log captures the details of a failed activation attempt by the Software Protection Platform Service likely due to a network connectivity issue (hr=0x800704CF). It serves as a diagnostic event that system administrators or troubleshooting tools can use to debug licensing errors on a Windows system.

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