The wine registry files often contain perhaps most/all of the authorizatios data (I'm no expert about that) but with a new install of wine, I back-up the default files to a nearby folder, as seen in the pic,
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and re-use those with the successful tedious authorizations. Some devs will put needed files in Documents, or their own data folders. So I keep all serial numbers and related files in backups. I also screenshot and name the pics of important steps of sometimes crazed installation regimens, in case I have a forgetfullitis attack
I don't often update things that work fine, for example, with IK and NI things currently working, the new wine-staging version will be tested on a separate installation. And even then, a drastic improvement would be needed to get me to budge. And I need improvement far more than the software. An old guy once said, 'There are very few friendly things lurking in the shadows'
Cheers