TPM Cleared – “Your device is having problems with your work or school account” Error and Resolution
Issue
After clearing the TPM on a device, the BitLocker recovery prompt appeared at the next boot. After entering the recovery key, the device booted successfully. However, when signing in, the following message appears:
“Your device is having problems with your work or school account.”
Resolution
Follow these steps to resolve the issue:
- Sign in as an Administrator
- Log in to the device with an administrator account.
- Open Command Prompt (CMD) as administrator.
- Check Current Status
dsregcmd /status
- Force AAD Recovery
dsregcmd /forcerecovery
- Sign in to Start Recovery
- After running the recovery command, you will be prompted to sign in with your Microsoft 365 credentials to start the Azure Active Directory (AAD) recovery process.
- Sign in with normal user credentials.
- Check Device Enrollment Restrictions
- Ensure that Device Enrollment Restrictions are not enabled in Intune or Azure AD.
If restrictions are active, you may encounter the following error:80180014 | DeviceNotSupported
- Ensure that Device Enrollment Restrictions are not enabled in Intune or Azure AD.
- Follow On-Screen Instructions
- After some time, a message will appear indicating the process is nearly complete. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the recovery process.