So, I've been having a strange software issue on Windows with my network adapter. Thankfully, I finally fixed it. Formatting the entire hard drive, partitioning it again, and reinstalling all the operating systems worked.

Now I can finally update my system with critical updates that I haven't been able to do for the past 5 months.

Word of advice... if your internet is slow, DON'T USE AN EXTERNAL NETWORK DRIVE TO BACK UP YOUR FILES. ;P