Windows 10: Windows 10 21H2 "The TPM is not ready for use"

I cannot get Windows 10 to actually use my PTT 2.0 TPM equivalent. It continually reports "The TPM is not ready for use".2 year old Dell G315 Laptop with Intel PTT 2.0 ENABLED in BIOS.Intel Core i5-8300U CPU.UEFI Secure Boot is ENABLED. Legacy ROM boot is DISABLEDBoot disk is a GPT-partitioned NVMe device.Device Manager shows Security Devices > Trusted Platform Module 2.0 > "This device is working properly."Settings > Windows Security > Device Security > Security Processor = Attestation: Not Supported, Storage: Not ReadyWindows runs and boots fine.All Windows updates are ins

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Windows 10 devices now requires hardware encryption/TPM

Stolen from Sweclockers, but it's in swedish.

So from now on devices (OEM built) needs a TPM module. Relevant bit:

Pretty interesting, but there's tons of questions I guess. I don't actually now anything about how TPM works, just that it's hardware, meaning the key is stored in a physical chip and that the decryption has to run through this chip. But I have no idea how let's say biometrics is tied to this. Or what the implications will be, or what exactly is encrypted. The entire storage or just the log in details as such?

 

Need help on whether to clear TPM on not

It's clear as mud. As far as I can tell, it's specific to Windows, not necessarily activated programs like MacAfee, games, etc etc etc. MS Office, I have no idea.

Here's a lengthy doc on it: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...initialize-and-configure-ownership-of-the-tpm

 

TPM Ready with reduced functionality; unable to use BitLocker

Well at this time I have no other suggestions other than to call Asus and see if there's something else that needs to be done or checked on that board.

1. BTW What specific version of Windows 10 are you running?
2. Are you on the insiders track?
3. Also, where are you trying to save your TPM password to?

Thanks.