Sorry to hear about your mishap with the OS update. It's a very typical scenario that some updates just don't make things work any better. If fact, quite often it makes things worse and in your case, a disaster. Very unusual that an Update will do the damage you've described to your computer, maybe there was some Malware in there as well.
I'm like you, I just want to take my scope outside and take some pictures with my camera. An observatory is out of the question at my home so I have to keep things simple. I'm even reluctant to drag out my Laptop to do guiding because of all the extra gear and cables required. Just a DSLR or Mirroless camera keeps it pretty simple. Image centering, focusing and viewing on the camera's screen is what I like about it. Also, writing the data to the camera's memory card keeps everything to one device. Free software such as DSS, Registax, AutoStakkert and Pipp is all I need. I do all my final work in Photoshop, a version of which, is nearly 30 years old!
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