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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.
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i have exactlyu the same error than everybody else
is microdoft working heavily on that issue thjemselves, i really do nit ewanto risk to do anything on muy machine and not too familar with gthe steps in that video, also by w=reading other comments , the people who followed step by step still having issues
can you please ler me know whsat gto do is it a swaiting ganme? do you know will push another updare to fix the issues, anhy suggestions are swelcome
DEnis
I still have same problem.
This is a real nuisance, I nearly got to the stage of resetting my computer, thinking a piece of malware was stopping my security updates.
There is a tool (wushowhide) that will enable you to hide a specific update (this problematic one is kb5034441)
Go see Where do I find wushowhide? found it - Microsoft Community
Do as it says in this article and this update will be hidden from Windows Update (it can easily be unhidden in due course using this same tool)
I used this tool and was then once again able to download and install updates (exluding this errant update)
It's about time MIcrosoft fixed this, it's been a number of weeks now
support
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).
Went through the linked article on https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf
At step 8 "To re-enable WinRE, run reagentc /enable" it comes back with:
REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.
reagentc /info shows Windows RE status: Disabled
What's next?
