alright! updates installed, rebooted and no more updates needed to install, but still have the annoying windows 10 reminder (no thanks microsoft)
so, it appears my 1 out of 4 or 5 computers is fixed, so can i get an explanation now? i am going to have to go through this a few times with the ones i already got, but would like to avoid any more.
thanks for the fix on this one, though. you are my hero.