OK, I'm leaving it for another day. If it continues to stall, I will remove it. EDIT: @MS_User, if you don't mind me asking, what update was it?
Strange that you got those updates after updating to 22621.1413. I got them before doing so, long before, like in February.
Do you try update it by manual? do you got error code 0x8002002? I got the problem before, so I switched to third-party anti-virus.
No, I haven't. Actually, I am using a third party antivirus program, but it's curious in that before KB5023706, Defender always updates through Windows Updates. I can live without Defender, but I can't be certain if I can live without Cumulative Updates too.
All right, well, if I do have trouble downloading Cumulative Updates like Defender Updates, I'll get back. Thanks!
OK, after all that bulls**t, I'm going to wait until next Monday to remove the current version and put in the newer cumulative update and see if that changes anything. If not, I change Insider Channels. EDIT: Pity about Angel Faith. She was so lovely. Oh well, that's what spammers deserve and i was stupid enough to believe she was going to contribute to the issue.
Well, the solution was to wipe my hard drive, or should I say, "a" solution. Thanks for nothing, guys! OK, problem solved.