Windows Security Log Event ID 4909

Operating Systems Windows 2008 R2 and 7
Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1
Windows 2016 and 10
Windows Server 2019 and 2022
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Type Success
Corresponding events
in Windows 2003
and before
 

4909: The local policy settings for the TBS were changed

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This event, 4909, is apparently logged when you make a change to the TPM configuration in the local policy object of the computer as opposed to GPOs in Active Directory (see event 4910).

TPM Base Services (TBS) proves an interface to the Trusted Platform Module chip in the computer if so equipped. BitLocker Drive Encryption is the most prominent feature of Windows that uses TPM.

TPM commands are referred to as ordinals.  MSDN: "To preserve integrity of operations, certain TPM commands are not allowed to be executed by software on the platform. For example, some commands are only executed by system software."  

Old Blocked Ordinals: TPM commands blocked before this event
New Blocked Ordinals: TPM commands blocked after this event

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Description Fields in 4909

  • Old Blocked Ordinals: %1
  • New Blocked Ordinals: %2

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Examples of 4909

The local policy settings for the TBS were changed.

   Old Blocked Ordinals: %1
   New Blocked Ordinals: %2

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