What does HRESULT 0x8029010A (TPMAPI_E_INVALID_CONTEXT_HANDLE) mean?

 
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TPMAPI_E_INVALID_CONTEXT_HANDLE

TPMAPI_E_INVALID_CONTEXT_HANDLE is a Windows TPM API result. It indicates that the supplied context handle is uninitialized, closed, corrupted, or belongs to a different operation lifetime.

What to check for TPMAPI_E_INVALID_CONTEXT_HANDLE

  • Create a new context and avoid reusing handles after close, failure, or process restart.
  • Ensure that a context is used only by code that owns its lifetime and synchronization.
  • Check handle initialization and cleanup paths for double-close or use-after-close errors.

Microsoft documentation for TPMAPI error codes

Diagnostic discriminator: Verify that the context handle is initialized, still open and belongs to the current TPM API lifetime. This result is handle validity, not invalid context parameter contents.


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