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I had the same problem. That error often pops up if a driver is incompatible, so your system image backup was definitely the right first move.

Yep, that did it for me too—clearing the keys and setting it to "Setup Mode" first was the trick. Let me know if that works.

You could also try enabling TPM 2.0 in the BIOS, as that's a common requirement people miss.