I think you already know i have a beast of a psu .You do realize that not being up to date puts you AND everybody you have contact with, at potential risk from security intrusions, right?
Latest BIOS update.
Latest drivers.
Latest Windows updates.
Those are the foundation stones for hopefully having a system that is stable and free of problems. Those and a good power supply. LOL.
Thank you for your help good sir.To the latest Windows version?
I just did a clean install using the latest build version. That keeps things clean and periodically helps me to get rid of the bits and pieces of orphaned application code and registry settings as well as other clutter that builds up.
For updating, I would think it shouldn't take more than a half hour, but really it depends a lot on the performance of the system, type of storage drives, internet connection speed and so on.