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Reliability monitor is how I found these errors.

i'm virus and malware free.

I'm running 22h2 (sorry, my typo) don't know how to edit the original post.

Can't find what the actual version number of the latest and greatest vcredist files is but i have 12.0.30501. since I haven't changed anything with TPM or visual C runtimes, and everything else works fine, it makes little sense that VC suddenly started having a problem with just this application. I have no other errors.

can't verify or scan firmwaretpm.exe because it does not exist as an actual file on my computer. It could be there somewhere that i can't see even showing system and hidden files and folders. Anyone know where it is? Anyone actually have a file with that name?

Having what appears to be the same issue since 21-NOV-22 whenever SupportAssist or DellUpdate is run.

Both of these (and other Dell) apps have been updated more than once in the last 4 weeks.

What is FirmwareTPM.exe? A fresh copy appears in  "C:\Windows\TEMP\inv????_tmp\FirmwareTPM" (where ???? = a changing four digit hex number). I assume that this is downloaded every time but from where and by what?

I am running Windows 11 (22H2 Build 22621.900) last updated on 30-NOV-22 on an Inspiron 3671.

I have updated VC++ from 2015-2019 to 2015-2022 version 14.34.31931.

Running "sfc /scannow" and "dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth" finds no errors.

Apart from this repeated APPCRASH, PC appears to be running OK.

You are not alone. I have the same issue and it came out of nowhere. I assume it has to do with Dell AupportAssist and/or dell update.

I have no errors when running "sfc /scannow" and "dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth".

No malware or virus. So my solution is to let this short it self out. To do a hard reset or update TPM will only make things worse in this senario. 

Hi @alienware17r4 

If the TPM is not seen in the BIOS, a Hard Reset is required to bring it back online. How to Perform a Hard Reset on a Dell Computer | Dell US  Do not remove Battery, disconnect Battery is sufficient. 

How to Successfully Update the TPM Firmware on your Dell Computer | Dell US 

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It's nice to know one is not alone. The crash is silent so will not be seen unless looked for using Reliability Monitor (easier than using event viewer!).

This is not the first time this year that Dell has upset my system via a bug in either DellUpdate or SupportAssist or both! Memory tells me the last problem (during March/April) was related to a .NET Framework incompatibility. Have they done it again?

Dell SA is known to bring issues with it. Had a memory error during boot related to SA in 2021 that was bugging me. But manage to ignore it when I found out the culprit.

And the newest update to SA wont even install on my XPS. And the previous version is causing bluescreen so I have disabled Dell TechHub on my XPS. So yeah, a Gremlin from Dell this Christmas. 

You are certainly not alone!  I have had exactly the same issue on my XPS 8900, also since 19th November.  I have Dell SupportAssist and Dell Update installed.

I am not running the very latest BIOS and wondered if I should update it.  However, having read the comments above my inclination is to sit tight and wait for Dell to sort it out...