Windows Updates won't install: "download error 0x800f0922"

Good morning. For several weeks now, most of my Windows Updates have failed to install on my Windows 10 HP all-in-one. The current update, 2021-12 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems (KB5008212) , is throwing up error message download error 0x800f0922 . Every time I restart my computer, it attempts installation again, fails, reboots automatically and attempts installation again , fails, cleans itself up and then, finally, lets me log in. This cycle can take up to 20 minutes or so. There are more than 700GB free on my system. Until about November, I never had any

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