On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 11:57 PM, John J. Boyer wrote:

"There was an error opening the trusted platform module." What does that mean?

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Most likely that the TPM exists, but is not activated in BIOS/UEFI.  If there's not a TPM present you should get the window opening and telling you, "Compatible TPM cannot be found."

There are other possibilities, but that's what I'd check first.
 
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Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H1, Build 19043

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