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1047
Jul 14, 2025Copper Contributor
I've been trying to figure out why Windows 10 is starting up so slowly.
PC:Dell XPS8900 22H2 no TPM machine My PC normally boots up in about 30 seconds, but after a recent Windows update it now takes 5 minutes. This is a report on copilot and an analysis of the probl...
UriahRedwood
Jul 16, 2025Iron Contributor
Since you mentioned Secure Boot is enabled, try disabling it in BIOS to see if the boot delay reduces. This might bypass the unnecessary EFI module checks tied to Secure Boot validation routines.
1047
Jul 16, 2025Copper Contributor
Hi UriahRedwood
I have disabled Secure Boot.
There is no change other than the system error event ID number becoming 1033 to 1796.
Allow 5 minutes for startup time..
We've spent a long time working with Copilot to try and identify every possible cause, and have concluded that there is no solution at this time.
We took the step of posting to encourage the possibility that Microsoft might add a fix in the future to "suppress TPM-WMI events in environments without a TPM installed."