I will finally get a new PC after quite a few years, and am wondering about the title question. Not planning on using Win 11 any time soon, which I believe requires it. I will probably still use the same high seas win 10 for the foreseeable future.
I have heard quite a few people suggesting to check if TPM is enabled in the BIOS, and to disable it if it is because of privacy concerns.
Thoughts?
A system with a TPM can't boot with it genuinely disabled (like if you remove the chip). Even if it's "disabled" in the BIOS it's still needed to boot and is always powered on.
Your only option is to buy systems built without a TPM. They do exist and are increasing in number, but I can't remember names atm.