[The Weed]

One idea: When you have Windows installed and updated, make an image so you can easily go back to that. Then all you have to do is bring the image back and update Windows and you're ready to reinstall the rest. I would also suggest making images as you go along - hard drive space is cheap these days. Personally, I use Macrium Reflect. There are other backup programs. I image before any update/upgrade/install/uninstall and I keep three day rolling images of my OS and Audio drives done nightly.