Seems I need a large slice of humble pie and I owe Marcos an enormous apology.
I was basing my experience and frustration from v16.2. Rather than trying v17 I behaved like a child throwing a tantrum trying to get his own way and being uncooperative.
I would like to confirm all is well and working as it should since upgrading to v17.0.16.0.
The update speed and process from V16.1 was as easy as one click and less than 2 minutes, this includes reboot.
No rules or settings were lost or changed. I'm impressed.
Last but not least I would like to publicly apologise to Marcos for my recent behaviour and immature posts.