Error running Windows AESMService: Cannot read fips mode

[wjosh]

Hello!

In Windows 11, under Services, AESM Service is not running. The startup type is showing as "Automatic (Delayed Start)," and when I try to start it, it fails to start, with an unspecified error (0x80004005).

In the event log, I see "Cannot read fips mode": 

<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="AESMService" Guid="{ce6e83d3-a7d9-4a91-96e0-e018ad574610}" />
    <EventID>207</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>1</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x4000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2024-08-11T23:18:07.8425710Z" />
    <EventRecordID>222</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="13072" ThreadID="7024" />
    <Channel>SGX/Diagnostic</Channel>
    <Computer>Nuc8i5</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="attrAnsiString">Cannot read fips mode</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

I'm running this system:

SGX Device Driver version: 2.21.100.4

SGX Software Driver version: 2.24.100.3

OS: Windows 11 Pro 23H2 build 22631.3527

Machine: NUC8i5BEK

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8259U CPU @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz

Thanks!