The Content Delivery Network (CDN) I'm using has stopped support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1. Windows 7 defaults to TLS 1.0. Many other sites and CDNs are planning similar deprecation of these protocols. Windows 7 is capable of supporting TLS 1.2. It just needs to be enabled.
Please apply this Windows 7 update to get the VaM updater working. This fix will also be required for the future in-game download of add-on packages from the CDN, and not just the updater. Use either Method 1 or Method 2 as described in the link here (you do not need to read the detail in More Information unless you want to know what this fix is doing under the hood):
Edit: You must take this additonal step listed in the link above:
Run Windows registry editor regedit and add this entry to your registry to enable TLS 1.2:
Registry location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client
DWORD name: DisabledByDefault
DWORD value: 0
If you are not familiar with editing your Windows registry, here is a step-by-step guide for this specific issue:
https://manage.accuwebhosting.com/knowledgebase/3008/How-do-I-enable-TLS-12-on-Windows-7.html
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