I am not sure I fully understand your question. 1. You need a backup solution of your data. Online/offline, preferably both 2. If you really want to stay with

I am not sure I fully understand your question. 1. You need a backup solution of your data. Online/offline, preferably both 2. If you really want to stay with windows and problems occur: a) keep the OS on a separate partition and just install over if the OS has problems. b) it is possible to boot windows from USB and repair things (German only) https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/c-t-Notfall-Windows-2019-4171098.html https://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/c-t-Notfall-Windows-2019-417... You may consider switching to a Unix flavor.