I can't recall where I read this, but an installation specialist named Greg, who said he is a "10 year Windows MVP and Volunteer Moderator", posted several possible solutions. Below is #3 in his list of suggestions that worked for me. Thanks, Greg!
----Try manually resetting Windows Update Service:
Open administrative Command Prompt and type following commands one-by-one, followed by Enter key.
net stop wuauserv
net stop cryptSvc
net stop bits
net stop msiserver
Ren C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.old
Ren C:\Windows\System32\catroot2 Catroot2.old
net start wuauserv
net start cryptSvc
net start bits
net start msiserver
Close Command Prompt and see if Windows Updates works.
When windows pulls a linux except way more complicated...