I tried disabling Windows Defender but that did not help. This is what helped and was suggested a few comments below, as well . . . You must disable all of your Windows virus protections. Go to https://www.falconitservices.com/quickbooks-update-stuck-or-slow-during-writing-system-registry-valu...
Also, a note to Intuit Quickbooks that this is very irresponsible of you not to be working with Windows before a new release! It puts all of your clients in a vulnerable position.
