KB5034441 update problem, error (0x80070643).

Anonymous
2024-01-10T15:18:19+00:00

I have tried to update and I get error 0x80070643 with update KB5034441. I have tried uninstalling the Windows update, restarting the Windows Uptade service, deleting the update files and I have also run the following commands:

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:C:RepairSourceWindows /LimitAccess

DISM /Online /cleanup-image /startcomponentcleanup

sfc /scannow

chkdsk C: /f

But nothing has fixed the problem

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Anonymous
2024-01-11T18:16:15+00:00

The update KB5034441 failed with a fatal error when staging the WIM. This is due to a lack of free space in the WinRE partition. KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support

Resizing the Recovery partition to 750 MB resolves the issue. That applies if you use the Windows-default winre.wim.

For OEM-supplied winre.wim (which has additional drivers and packages), ensure the Recovery partition's size is atleast 100 MB more than the size of the custom wim.

KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update - Microsoft Support: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf

 

Note: The above MS article works only if your Recovery partition is situated next to (i.e., right side) the OS partition. You can check the disk layout by opening Disk Management.

 

(Based on what I've noticed on the forums, many users have decided to skip/hide the KB5034441 update and wait and see if Microsoft releases a fix.)

After command SFC /scannow
& resize of WinRE to 1GB, managed to get this update working. 👍

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T15:10:42+00:00

    I warmly recommend to use AOMEI Partition Assistant: diskpart.com

    You need to just take 250mb from for example your main memory and add it to Recovery partition.

    Hope it works!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T11:31:55+00:00

    For those people who need to move partitions. You can boot your VMs or Notebooks/PCs from CD with an user friendly Linux distro ISO image (like Mint, choose your own) and move them with Gparted. It's a GUI tool. Very easy to use.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T08:40:33+00:00

    John, that's strange. I am able to easily resize/move partitions with my Free Version of the MiniTool Partition Wizard (as I showed in my screenshots)

    I tried again, but every time I click "Apply", it pops up a screen asking me to pay. Perhaps I have the wrong "free" version :) Mine says "Demo".

    No worries though, I managed to use DiskPart, although I always get a bit nervous using that, and would definitely not recommend to anyone who's not done that sort of low-lever stuff before. I notice they seem to mix 0 and 1 based indices in that tool, which doesn't help...

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-15T08:26:34+00:00

    I have the same thing - one partition at the start of the disk, and another at the end. I resized the one at the end and the update worked. I imagine if you create a new recovery partition at the end, it would work.

    But maybe we should just wait for Microsoft to fix it :)

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