getting this since 24 hours ago:

2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | Fetching configuration file from https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/get_project_config.php
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] HTTP_OP::init_get(): https://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/get_project_config.php
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Too old connection (146 seconds idle), disconnect it
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Connection 175 seems to be dead
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Closing connection 175
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  schannel: shutting down SSL/TLS connection with www.google.com port 443
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Hostname in DNS cache was stale, zapped
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:    Trying 128.113.126.23:443...
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Connected to milkyway.cs.rpi.edu (128.113.126.23) port 443 (#177)
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  schannel: disabled automatic use of client certificate
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  ALPN: offers http/1.1
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  schannel: next InitializeSecurityContext failed: SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE (0x80090326) - This error usually occurs when a fatal SSL/TLS alert is received (e.g. handshake failed). More detail may be available in the Windows System event log.
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] [ID#2] Info:  Closing connection 177
2022-11-03 8:21:56 AM |  | [http] HTTP error: SSL connect error
2022-11-03 8:21:57 AM |  | Project communication failed: attempting access to reference site

Please look into it!! Thanks

OK. So it turns out the Windows Update fix is for real.

I didn't get access to the the update required for 6 days.

First, I have to "upgrade" from Windows 10 Home 21H1 to Windows 10 Home 22H2.
Then after a reboot I ran Windows Update and got the cumulative update for 22H2 (KB5018482).
After another reboot Milkyway files were downloaded, wu ran, files uploaded.

Everything worked. :)
Hope this helps someone.