- #THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 UPDATE#
- #THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE#
- #THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 CODE#
There are options through Windows Security Settings, but I don't trust what MS might mess up. Which choice do I make? I have no idea what "Prepare the TPM" will do. The TPM on my system is from STMicroelectronics not from Infineon which apparently had some issues. You may clear the TPM to remove ownership and reset the TPM to factory defaults. Click "Prepare the TPM" to provision it.ĥ. Restart the computer to take ownership of TPM.Ĥ. Type cmd in the Start menu search bar, then press CTRL + Shift + Enter to open an elevated Command Prompt. Expand it and see if it has a Trusted Platform Module listed. Open the Device Manager and search for a node called Security devices. In looking at TPM.mmc, I see a message indicating that "TPM is not ready for use" and I have the following available options:ġ. Type device manager in your Start menu search bar and select the Best Match. I also noticed a message in Windows Defender regarding a problem with the "security processor" which indicated that I should "reset it to fix functionality issues".
#THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 UPDATE#
I recently upgraded my 8yr old Lenovo Thinkpad W510 to Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v1803). *Have a feeling this is a 1803 problem - lame. *Failing above nuke, will try with Windows 10 1709, to confirm this is a 1803 issue. *Nuking laptop and installing from fresh, will report back after I try. *Unencrypting drive fully (cos I didn't want to lose data) then clearing TPM, disabling, rebooting and enabling TPM again, in BIOS. *Clearing TPM with the Windows Settings prompt (like in OP)
#THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 UPGRADE#
I did a in place upgrade from the last version (17whatever) to 1803, which then kiboshed my TPM (was working fine before upgrade) - lame. You will lose all created keys and access data encryption by these keys. You'll need to restart your device to complete the process.
#THE DEVICE CANNOT USE A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE WINDOWS 10 CODE#
In terms of how a TPM device works, to protect the computer and create and use cryptographic keys, when users boot up the device, the boot code will be recorded in the TPM. The TPM technology is available on Windows 11 and 10, and Windows Server 20. Select Security processor troubleshooting, and then under Clear TPM, select Clear TPM. That is to say, ransomware can’t tamper with TPM’s security functionalities. Under Security processor, select Security processor details. Warning clearing erases information started on the TPM. To clear your TPM, follow these steps: Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security > Device security. I go into windows defender to view security dashboard to view device settings to security processor to ignore the request for the TPM and it is fixed but again when I restart to asked the same question over and over.Ī configuration change was requested to clean this computers TPM( trusted platform module). I have done this numerous times on every restart. Warning clearing erases information started on the TPM. A configuration change was requested to clean this computers TPM( trusted platform module).
After updating to windows 10 version 1803 this comes up after I log in.