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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but that greentext doesn't accurately reflect how BitLocker works (unless there's some missing context). Assuming you override the boot order using the one-time boot option and live boot that way, rebooting afterwards won't affect the TPM or BitLocker because nothing has actually changed. If you change the boot order in the BIOS / UEFI settings and move USB boot above the normal boot drive in order to live boot, then the TPM will see a change and BitLocker will lock. But you can just change the boot order back to the way it was and the TPM will be happy again and BitLocker will automatically unlock. Unless you do something really stupid like clearing the TPM altogether.
I guess it's also possible the person didn't just live boot and tried to install Zorin while live booted, which would cause issues, but I doubt that's the case here.