To locate them and make sure the Startup type is as mentioned above, and the Service status is set to Running. If not, then click on the Start button to start the Service.

Windows could not start the Software Protection service on Local Computer If you receive – Microsoft Office can’t find your license for this application, A repair attempt was unsuccessful or ...

The error message I received in the beginning of all this was "windows could not start the Windows Image Acquisiton (WIA) service on local computer. Error 1068.