The most recent January Windows Update is broken on a number of PCs, but at least virtual machines don't seem to be impacted.

Microsoft is aware of an alleged issue that leaves PCs unable to boot and requires manual recovery after Windows 11 January ...

USB drives aren’t dead. You’re just not using them right on Windows.

If you want to relive Windows 7 and/or Vista, this fan project has resurrected those older versions with the latest updates.

Take me back to the early 2000s.