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
    2024-01-19T06:28:50+00:00

    please fix this error ***43 and ***441

    windows is becoming a real problem

    this is bad planning and programming from microsoft

    I do not have time to read many web pages of stupidity

    FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T20:50:35+00:00

    Even following the MS instructions and resizing the WinRE to 2GB, I could never get this update to work, until I discovered a problem with the Microsoft instructions. This applies if your disk is MBR. It may apply to GPT too, but I do not know.

    I created the new recovery partition per the instructions "create partition primary id=27".

    Command "List Part" displays the recovery partition created successfully.
    Notice how just after creating the partition, "list part" displays the partition type as "recovery",

    Then I formatted the partition as instructed, "format quick fs=ntfs label=”Windows RE tools”.

    However, the act of formatting the partition changed the partition type from recovery to primary.

    Notice now that after the format command, "list part" displays the partition type as "primary".

    It is necessary to do another not-mentioned command to reset the partition type back to recovery "set id=27".

    Now, "list part" displays the partition type as "recovery", as it should.

    After that, the update finally worked. Below is the command sequence that demonstrates this:

    DISKPART> delete partition override
    DiskPart successfully deleted the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> create partition primary id=27
    DiskPart succeeded in creating the specified partition.
    
    DISKPART> list vol
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
      Volume 0     R                       CD-ROM          0 B  No Media
      Volume 1         System Rese  NTFS   Partition    549 MB  Healthy    System
      Volume 2     C   DRIVE_C      NTFS   Partition     87 GB  Healthy    Boot
    * Volume 4                      RAW    Partition   2002 MB  Healthy    Hidden
    
    DISKPART> list part
      Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
      -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
      Partition 1    Primary            549 MB  1024 KB
      Partition 2    Primary             87 GB   550 MB
    * Partition 3    Recovery          2002 MB    88 GB
    
    DISKPART> format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools"
      100 percent completed
    DiskPart successfully formatted the volume.
    
    DISKPART> list part
      Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
      -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
      Partition 1    Primary            549 MB  1024 KB
      Partition 2    Primary             87 GB   550 MB
    * Partition 3    Primary           2002 MB    88 GB
    
    DISKPART> select partition 3
    Partition 3 is now the selected partition.
    
    DISKPART> set id=27
    DiskPart successfully set the partition ID.
    
    DISKPART> list part
      Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
      -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
      Partition 1    Primary            549 MB  1024 KB
      Partition 2    Primary             87 GB   550 MB
    * Partition 3    Recovery          2002 MB    88 GB
    
    DISKPART> list vol
      Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
      ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
      Volume 0     R                       CD-ROM          0 B  No Media
      Volume 1         System Rese  NTFS   Partition    549 MB  Healthy    System
      Volume 2     C   DRIVE_C      NTFS   Partition     87 GB  Healthy    Boot
      Volume 3                      NTFS   Partition   2002 MB  Healthy    Hidden
    
    DISKPART> exit
    Leaving DiskPart...
    
    C:\>reagentc /enable
    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
    
    C:\>reagentc /info
    Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
    Information:
        Windows RE status:         Enabled
        Windows RE location:       \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
        Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: f36b9bfc-a794-11ea-8490-ea09138c8692
        Recovery image location:
        Recovery image index:      0
        Custom image location:
        Custom image index:        0
    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
    

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T20:08:26+00:00

    I changed the size of the recovery partition to 1.2 g and the update still fails

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-18T15:48:50+00:00

    I went to disk mgt. and there are two partitions that may be the recovery partition - one has 1.68GB free and the other has 1.75GB free. I don't have the technical skill to delve any deeper than this into my PC. I am not sure that I have a real "recovery partition."

    If you use the free MiniTool Partition Wizard, as I describe in my solution, it clearly lists which of your partitions is the recovery partition, which is the boot partition, etc. Check it out: https://www.northshore-it.com/tips/how-tos/manually-resize-your-recovery-partition/

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