Windows 11 TPM requirement is causing headaches for users with AMD CPUs

(Paradigm credit: AMD)

Windows 11 has a number of onerous system requirements. I of these is TPM 2.0 support, a security characteristic that has been a point of contention for those seeking to upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows xi. Unfortunately, the TPM two.0 requirement is now causing stuttering problems and sound glitches for some computers with AMD processors.

Equally reported by TechRadar, some PCs with AMD CPUs have an implementation of TPM called fTPM. Instead of beingness on a carve up TPM module, fTPM is integrated in firmware. Users on Reddit and other forums institute that turning off fTPM in the system BIOS causes the stuttering issues to disappear.

"I have the same problem too, I'm running a Ryzen 5 1600AF, and sometimes I get random stutters and audio crackling at random times," said ane user in a Reddit thread (via Windows Latest).

Another user said: "I can confirm I have the same effect here every bit well – Ryzen 3900X on an MSI One thousand thousand X570 ACE using the fTPM. Like others have mentioned, I generally don't notice the stutters unless I have music playing. It's the same as anybody else is describing. I'm on the latest BIOS for my board, drivers and the like are all fully up to date. Windows 11 Pro is fully up to date on the release build."

Turning off fTPM seems like the sensible solution to the issue. The trouble is that some tin't turn fTPM off since that switch isn't present in the BIOS. Reports say that installing a discrete TPM module instead of relying on the integrated functionality as well helps resolve the issue. Nonetheless, this is still a big hassle, and AMD PC users who aren't in a position to install a new discrete TPM module are seemingly out of luck unless Microsoft or AMD issue a patch to deal with this audio stuttering trouble.

Digital render of AMD Ryzen CPU sitting in motherboard. — (Prototype credit: AMD)

Y'all can disable TPM on Windows x without problems since TPM support isn't a requirement. This is a trickier proposition on Windows 11, which requires TPM support. Without TPM enabled, you won't exist able to receive Windows updates (according to Microsoft). As Windows Latest reports, it's also possible that games like Valorant won't be playable without TPM enabled.

This isn't the first time AMD components haven't played nice with Windows 11. Computers with AMD Ryzen chips saw reduced performance when running Microsoft's operating system during the Windows eleven launch. A patch meant to correct this issue made things even worse. This has since been stock-still, but now AMD users take this new problem to argue with. Hopefully, it won't be long until Microsoft releases a patch.

If yous're experiencing the problems outlined in a higher place, you can report all problems direct to Microsoft through the Feedback Hub. Simply open up the Start carte du jour on your PC and blazon "feedback hub" in the search bar. A popular-upwards window volition appear where y'all tin detail the issues yous're having.

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