HRESULT 0x80290107 (TPMAPI_E_INTERNAL_ERROR): meaning and diagnosis

Status / error code:

Category:

Constant name:

Source:

Facility:

Operating System:

Description:

TPMAPI_E_INTERNAL_ERROR means the Windows TPM API encountered an internal processing failure without a more specific public result.

Previous	Next
TPMAPI_E_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL	TPMAPI_E_ACCESS_DENIED

TPMAPI_E_INTERNAL_ERROR

TPMAPI_E_INTERNAL_ERROR is a Windows TPM API result. It indicates that the software layer detected a condition it could not map to a more specific caller or TPM error.

What to check for TPMAPI_E_INTERNAL_ERROR

Preserve the complete HRESULT, API call, Windows version, and immediately preceding TPM-related errors.
Retry only after confirming that the TPM, TBS service, and caller state are healthy.
Install current Windows and firmware updates when the error is reproducible across clean requests.

Microsoft documentation for TPMAPI error codes

Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.