Hi peeps,

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 last October.
My last update was KB5066791. This I did online. I rarely go online now, and do all my net stuff on an old iMac. It all works well. I backup regularly using Macrium Reflect, which is a fantastic prog.
I've heard bad things about Win11 , and really do not want to go down that path.

My worry now is that it is just a matter of time before my Win10 corrupts in some way. So (finally I get there ) is there a way to reload 22H2 with KB5066791 and leave all my progs and settings intact? Is there perhaps a repository of safe Win10 installers that won't mess with everything I now have installed (and there's quite a lot) ?
Huge gratitude.

Cheers!

 

Just stay where you are and make a full backup of a working version.

If possible, disable automatic updates for your software programs. Check what's enabled in your startup folder and disable as many as you can.
The real danger always lies in the updates themselves; on the one hand, updates fix bugs, but on the other hand, they introduce new ones.
Periodically, run a disk scan in the Command Prompt (CMD) --> sfc /scannow and scan your hard drive for viruses and malware.

Run System File Checker
In the Command Prompt window, type the following command and press ENTER:
sfc /scannow

CrystalDiskInfo
- An HDD/SSD utility software that supports some USB, Intel RAID, and NVMe.
https://crystalmark.info/en/software/crystaldiskinfo/