In this post, you’ll learn about the error “FVE_E_POLICY_STARTUP_TPM_NOT_ALLOWED 0x80310066” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
FVE_E_POLICY_STARTUP_TPM_NOT_ALLOWED 0x80310066
What is COM?
Microsoft’s COM stands for Component Object Model. Component Object Model (COM) is a networked, object-oriented framework for building interoperable binary software components. Microsoft’s OLE (compound documents), ActiveX (Internet-enabled components), and other products are built on the COM base technology.
Error Description
Below is the description of this COM Error.
Group policy does not permit the use of TPM-only at startup. Please choose a different BitLocker startup option.
