Unable to update (KB5034441) using below links

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5034441-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-windows-10-version-21h2-and-22h2-january-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf (I was following steps from this link. I saw that I have 520MB of Healthy Recovery Partition in which I failed to shrink and the error was "you may not shrink OEM, ESPY or recovery partitions, or, offline volumes. The volume you have selected may not be shrunk. Please select another volume and try again.".) (Also when I shrink from C: and then I do not see new partition which suppose to be seen).

So kindly help.

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Anonymous

2024-01-10T05:35:10+00:00

Mostly no one can install this update - including me...
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John DeV 170.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor

2024-01-10T05:52:19+00:00

Hi, good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

There are several reports from other users experiencing the same problem. I recommend reporting the issue through the Feedback Hub app to notify Microsoft.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sen...

Since this is a new update released recently, I recommend waiting for some time and then try to update again.

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

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Ramesh 181.6K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2024-01-10T06:12:22+00:00

You're trying to shrink the Recovery partition. In contrast, the article tells you to shrink the OS partition and create a bigger Recovery partition.

More information:

The update failed with a fatal error when unmounting the WIM. This is due to a lack of free space in the WinRE partition. Resizing the Recovery partition is a sure way to fix this.

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

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.

However, if you're hesitant, you may wait and see if Microsoft releases a fix.
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Anonymous

2024-01-10T19:06:14+00:00

What happens if you have a large fleet of machines, intentionally hardened, without a recovery partition and WinRE, and the update continues to fail because a recovery partition doesn't exist? The fix is worse than the disease.
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Anonymous

2024-01-10T23:09:49+00:00

Hi,

I have followed the instructions in KB5028997, but I've hit a snag. Which partition is the OS one?

DISKPART> list part

Partition ### Type Size Offset

Partition 1 System 650 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 128 MB 651 MB
Partition 3 Primary 459 GB 779 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 990 MB 460 GB
Partition 5 Recovery 14 GB 461 GB
Partition 6 Recovery 1242 MB 475 GB

Is the OS Partition the "System" one or the "Primary" one?

Thank you
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