One of the last “patch” or “updates” I installed turned my system upside down. It took me hours to figure it out .. uninstall it .. and return my computer to normal.
I Have Norton .. and after checking with them, and running my normal “extra” programs, I realized that I didn’t really need that OPTIONAL update at all.
Also, I downloaded the update to Adobe .. and it took me over a week to figure out what it had done to my computer. When I finally got it fixed, I couldn’t believe how many changes they had made - which I didn’t need and didn’t want. I’m done with Adobe. I don’t play games on my computer, so there is no reason to update anymore.
Make sure your computer does a "Restore point" before starting the updates. The update process _should_ do a restore point too, but I don't take chances. Sometimes I do a full system image with Acronis. It doesn't take long and I can always delete it later if everything goes well.
> I’m done with Adobe.
It's a shame -- many years ago Adobe did great things. But their past decade or so has been garbage.