I take a bit of responisibility for that, I should have mentioned CSM too, not just call it efi, I just forgot tbh.
You can read up a little what it is here:
Yeah, select your own post as the solution (so this thread closes after a few days) and move on, start another thread if needed.
BUT, I can tell you this. You most likely will end up reinstalling anyway, 15 months of not updating is most likely NOT a situation you want to repair, that is a reinstall situation.
But keep your home so the settings transfer to your new install (or not, your choice)