Thanks, Kari. But I am not looking to clean install. This is happening whether I go the WU route, or from and ISO (UUPtoISO or UUPDump). And only when working with the Insider VM under VMWare. Just started with 18346 and 18845. It's not practical for me to clean install every new Insider build. Thanks, again.
On another thread, TC, Keith told me to turn off Internet; I also turned off "check for updates" and the installation proceeded.
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