In this post, you’ll learn about the error “TPM_E_PPI_BIOS_FAILURE 0x80290302” that is returned when working with COM based APIs or libraries in Windows.
COM Error Message
TPM_E_PPI_BIOS_FAILURE 0x80290302
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.
The BIOS failure prevented the successful execution of the requested TPM operation (e.g. invalid TPM operation request, BIOS communication error with the TPM).