TPM Question - arising from discussions on eleven forum

Yes, thanks. Since my original post, I have looked into my AMD CPU specification, and you are right, its fTPM 2.0 that is embedded in there, and so that is the reason why the Windows 11 checker gave my PC a "pass". I have also looked into the difference between the fTPM firmware situation and having the physical chip, and much of the info is highly technical, but it seems that the chip is faster than fTPM and in some way that I don't (yet) understand, is more secure, though whether the difference in security for a home environment is significant remains to be seen.
My TPM chip is on order from SCAN for £14 (I live quite near their shop), and when they notify me, I'll go and collect it (I always like looking round their shop).
I want faster booting, but I think that I have reached the speed limits of what my BIOS can do in that respect. I've also used the Autoruns64 app from SysInternals to stop all sorts of stuff once past the Bios. I noticed that in their publicity, Microsoft claim that Win11 gives faster bootup, but given the checks that TPM performs, which are bound to take some time, I wonder how that will affect Microsoft's claims.

I found article on TPM thought I would share.

Windows 11: TPMs and Digital Sovereignty | secret club

Also check out the 2 links at the bottom of the above article on what could go wrong and MS Pluton

jameswesthead said:

I want faster booting, but I think that I have reached the speed limits of what my BIOS can do in that respect. I've also used the Autoruns64 app from SysInternals to stop all sorts of stuff once past the Bios. I noticed that in their publicity, Microsoft claim that Win11 gives faster bootup, but given the checks that TPM performs, which are bound to take some time, I wonder how that will affect Microsoft's claims.

If you are concerned about TPM affecting boot times - once you have Windows 11 installed, just go back into BIOS settings and disable it again.