Windows update (KB5034441) Error (0x80070643)

Anonymous
2024-01-23T05:38:57+00:00

When I tried to install the windows update "2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)" I received the error code (0x80070643).

I have already tried, restarting my computer, waiting a bit before retrying, running a memory diagnostic check, checking all my drivers for updates, installing optional updates, and running a malware scan.

When I tried to run the windows update troubleshooter it said "diagnosing problems" but never fixed them and I was still unable to install the update after running the trouble shooter.

Any help would be appreciated.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T23:57:43+00:00

    hello

    i really do not want to play on this partition stuff ,

    can someone from microsoft tells me when you will patching the fix for this problem

    do not really want do what is written to resize the partition

    Surely Microsoft should resolve this ASAP can someone from Microsoft reply regarding this

    I am not doing this partition it , Microsoft when are you to push new update to get it fixe

    DO NOT IGNORE USERS ISSUE, REPLY PLEASE

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T23:39:13+00:00

    Fixed for me, but my situation seems not like what many others are facing. My fix generally followed #4 from an old answer given at https://superuser.com/questions/1514856/windows-10-lacks-partitions-and-winre-options/1514869#1514869

    I did not--and would not--follow any of the elaborate disk space reallocation "advice" from Microsoft.

    In my case, with a 2016 HP Envy Windows 10 machine, the (Run as Administrator) command

    ReAgentC /info

    showed that Windows RE status was already "Disabled," and the machine had neither a "Windows RE location" nor a "Recovery image location." This despite that Disk Management (C:\Windows\System32\diskmgmt.msc) showed that the machine had multiple recovery locations, including a 28 GB Recovery disk mapped with a drive letter (D). The command

    ReAgentC /enable

    would not work, therefore. So, I had to tell WinRE the path to my Recovery location. Here's how:

    With WinRE still disabled, I ran the command

    ReAgentC /SetREimage /Path "(full path to Recovery location)"

    In my case, my Recovery was at D:\Recovery\WindowsRE, so my command was 

                 ReAgentC /SetREimage /Path "D:\Recovery\WindowsRE"

    including the quotes.

    Previously, I had to create the \WindowsRE subdirectory, which was not already existing. I located the hidden file, WinRE.wim, and placed it in D:\Recovery\WindowsRE. The presence of the WinRE.wim file in the *...\Recovery\WindowsRE (the path to the RE image) is necessary.

    After this, the command

    ReAgentC /enable

    worked. Last, input the command

    exit

    to close the command prompt.

    Upon rebooting, Windows update KB5034441 went through with no more problems.

    I realize that my fix will only work if you have a "large enough" location to designate as your Recovery location. How large is enough, I don't know.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T23:25:45+00:00

    Guys I read all the answers to that forum

    And most of you have said partition does not work

    I am not savvy enough to play with that

    I just want to know when and if Microsoft are going to fix that bugg

    Is anyone from Microsoft on here to answer

    please reassure me they are taking feedback seriously

    When this is going to be solved

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-06T22:06:34+00:00

    I have resized the partition to 2.3GB and the update still fails.

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