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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T15:47:04+00:00

    The correct solution should be https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/windows-10-update-error0x80070643/e6473fa4-f2d4-42c3-b4be-266b43454306

    It has a powershell script that will do all this partition stuff for you. The reason it fails, is because the partition is too small, even after the 250 MB resize.

    WinRE Information:

    Windows RE status: Enabled

    Windows RE location: \?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk2\partition1\Recovery\WindowsRE

    WinRE Partition Index: 1

    Partition capacity: 816836608

    Partition free space: 354934784

    Still it didn't work

    Then I tried windows update troubleshooter which spent a lot of time. Then I tried the update again - success - after a LONG time of installing

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T02:23:55+00:00

    Bravo, well said. At the end of the day, i've learned that this "update" is inconsequential.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-24T16:24:04+00:00

    Thanks for the info, but i'd rather not step thru this process. It's simply too risky. MS needs to fix this problem or do away with this silly update.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-23T04:26:14+00:00

    All Microsoft has to do is (a) delete the update that doesn't work and (b) replace it with one that does - in the words of Maestro Cecchetti in order to learn the proper execution of a step you 1st have to admit that you don't know how to do it. All they have to do is determine what this update is supposed to do and place that solution in a different update. The big mystery is this - what exactly is this update supposed to do beside attempting to induce us to use Edge when we don't want to . It obviously isn't indispensable since everyone that can't load it is still using their computer - so unless they can show cause of why they persist with it they ought to just delete it.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-20T23:26:51+00:00

    unfortunately trying to set this has been nearly impossible

    again, i'm not sure if it's size, or order (in the chain of partitions), but Microsoft should have figured this out, prior to pushing the update which has failed for thousands (? or more?) the past two months

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