I added a tip discovered by @renehoj in the CPU and Boot Time Survey thread.
Debian 12 only - [TemplateVM] Enter
sudo cp /lib/systemd/system/systemd-binfmt.service /etc/systemd/system, then deleteAfter=local-fs.targetfrom/etc/systemd/system/systemd-binfmt.service
Let us know how much faster your boot time is before and after implementing by following instructions from that thread and entering your results. Note that data from VMs that have implemented this trick should have the “systemd-binfmt” modification.