I found a site that directly downloaded the ISO for 22H2 to my C Drive. I currently have the earlier version of Windows 11 installed. As I may not run it like an exe file in order to install it, can I remove from the Media Creation tool used for the earlier installation, the earlier ISO file and just copy the downloaded ISO file to it, then use the MCT to install the new version? And won't use of the MCT remove my 3rd party software, even if I used it to download the new Windows 11 version?
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There is no need to download another ISO file.
The 22H2 upgrade is very easy. I did it yesterday on two machines.
It comes in two parts and order does not matter:
(A) There is a .NET Framework update that must be done followed by a mandatory restart.
(B) Then there is the "cumulative-like" 22H2 upgrade followed by another mandatory restart.
It does not matter about the order of A and B. I did A then B on my laptop and I did B then A on my Desktop (that is the way it was offered).
Much easier just to update than to do it via the media creation link ISO file.
Footnote: there is nothing dramatically new in 22H2 - just like a cumulative update. No Windows.old if you were fully up to date just prior.