Windows 10: 2020—09 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 X64 failing?

Ordinary Windows 10 Pro PC. Nothing special, wierd, or anything abnormal. All other updates have worked as far as I know. Winver says Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.1016)

I'm not sure where to go with this, so before I do something STUPID, I figured I'd ask. I don't see any other of this specific topic, but if I'm missing it, point me there.......

This morning, the desktop, which never shuts down, wouldn't wake up. Had to crash it. When it came up, it said it was doing an update (thanks tons MS). Churned, counted, then said something to the effect that it couldn't install the update and was going to remove it. After a LOT of messing around, counting, sitting there, it finally rebooted, tried AGAIN, said it couldn't install the update and EVENTUALLY the system came up. I don't want to let MS continue trying this 'cause I figure at SOME point it'll figure out how to brick the system and I'll spend a week reinstalling Windows.

MS has at least THREE updates it wants to do. Every time I let it do the update(s), the system goes into some kind of loop of updating, shutting down, updating, telling me it CANT perform the update, removing he update, rebooting, repeating, and EVENTUALLY getting (I THINK) the system back to where it was.

I currently have updates PAUSED which means I can't actually SEE what the updates are, but the LOG says:

202009 Cumulative Update for .NET framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 1909 for X64 (KB4576484) (3)
Last failed install attempt on 9/11/2020 0x800f0922

202009 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for X64 (KB4574727) (3)
Last failed install attempt on 9/11/2020 0x800f0922

Feature update to Windows 10, version 2004. It SAYS this update will begin after OTHER updates in your queue have completed. And wants me to download and install. There's nothing in the log for this one - I don't think it ever gets that far.

I found some "fixes" for the 922 error, but they're all over the map. One was to "check the boxes" in Windows Features for .NET.
I checked Windows Features and the two entries I have for .NET are
.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)
.NET Framework 4.8 Advanced Services
BOTH OF THESE have a BLACK square in the middle of the box - Not a checkmark, but not EMPTY.

Another was that some "System Reserved Partition space" was too small - needed to be 500MB? Except they DON'T tell me WHICH one is the "System Reserved Partition"... I've got
Unallocated 1004KB, used 0, unusued 1004.00 KB GPT
NTFS 477MB, used 410.7, unused 66.26 MB, GPT (Unused Partition)
NTFS 511MB, used 242.6, unused 268.4MB, GPT (Data Partition)
FAT32 329MB, used 28.4MB, unused 300.59MB, GPT (EFI System Partition)

NONE of these, as far as I know, HAVE EVER CHANGED... I don't mess with them.
I don't even know WHY there's an unallocated chunk in there, but I've never messed with it.
Which one of these is the "system reserved partition" that HASa to be 500MB? Is it the one that's ALREADY 511MB?

Another things said to run the windows troubleshooter and tell it to troubleshoot Windows Update. Did that. Open troubleshooting, select "Fix problems with Windows Update", hit NEXT and it says "A PROBLEM is preventing the troubleshooter from starting. The Error is 0x80070057.

So, the UPDATE fails with an error, and the TROUBLESHOOTER failed with an error so it can't even troubleshoot the error the update is having?

I don't have a VPN (for some reason it seems to think having a vpn can make updates fail) - don't care, don't have one.

I also found something using DISM, but I'm reluctant to go off and run random DISM stuff I find on the Internet , 'cause who knows what it'll actually do...
Press Windows + X and select command prompt admin.
Type: exe /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth and press "Enter".
Type: dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth and hit "Enter".
Restart PC again and retry to update to Windows 10 new build once again.


HOW do I make this thing either stop TRYING to install these or get them to WORK?

:)

 

Slow to load hung up 2020-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4556799)

12 PLUS attempts at downloading this release

2020-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4556799)

all have failed. I have attempted using many of the suggested fixes to no avail. The most recent attempt were the fixes shown on this page. Always fails at steps 6 to 7; goes to restart.

 

2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4550945

When running Windows Update for OS Windows 10 home version the update for 2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4550945) fails. What can be done to correct this.

 

Windows 10 Cumulative Updates failing to install since April

The last successful Windows 10 Cumulative Update was in March (KB4551762). Since then, every single update has failed to install:

20th June

2020-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4560960)

FAILED: 0x800f0988

9th June

2020-05 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4556799)

FAILED: 0x800f0988

8th May

2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4549951)

FAILED: 0x800f0986

24th April

2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4549951)

FAILED: 0x8024000b

23rd April

2020-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4550945)

FAILED: 0x800f0988

2nd April

2020-03 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4541335)

FAILED: 0x800f0986

Steps I have already taken to resolve the issue:

• Windows Update Troubleshooter: Did not find any issues;
  
• sfc/scannow: Windows Resource Protection: Did not find any integrity violations.
  
• DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth: The restore operation completed successfully.
  
• ‘In-place’ re-installation using Image Creation Tool or ISO file: Does not support Windows Enterprise.
  
• Re-installation using standalone Windows Installer MSU file (downloaded from Windows Update Catalogue): Installation failed.
  
• deleted all files from C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download: It did not help.
  
• cleaned C:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SLS (deleted all sub-folders except those dated 14th March = last successful Windows update): It did not help.
  

The laptop in part of a domain and I consider Resetting PC as the last resort.