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Can confirm. Got it, so you specifically want to launch the Snipping Tool itself, not just take a screenshot?

This. You'll need to repair the Windows bootloader; try opening an admin command prompt and running "bcdboot C:\Windows".

Agreed. Yeah, that Rufus trick usually works. Just make sure to grab the latest version since they update it for new Windows builds.

+1 I had the same problem with an older i7. The workaround got me in, but the performance was honestly pretty janky. Let me know if that works.

Same here. Also, have you checked if there's a TPM module header on your motherboard where you could add a discrete 2.0 chip?

I had the same problem. On my 7040, I had to go into the BIOS and manually set the TPM to "Discrete TPM" instead of "PPI" to get past that exact error.

Hey, that's super frustrating, especially after trying the registry hack. The G4560 is a solid CPU for its time, but unfortunately, it's not on Microsoft's official supported list because it lacks certain CPU instructions and features (like Intel's Platform Trust Technology) that Win 11 requires for ...

Totally feel your frustration! That "G3" generation is right on the cusp and this TPM issue is super common with it. Don't toss the tower yet—you're almost there.

For your HP ProDesk 400 G3, the TPM is almost certainly there but disabled by default. Here are the exact steps:

1. Reboot and mash ...