Update KB5034441 fails to install

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So the other topic about this was lokced for who knows what reason, why lock a topic / problem that has not been resolved yet?

I keep getting notification every day about this update and as you know we cannot install it because of some problem. What I read in the other locked topic is that the update is something for bitlocker, I dont use bitlocker so do I need it? Also is there a way to set windows to ignore this update and stop reminding me about it ?

MS needs to fix this and not have people doing all kinds of risky steps in order to fix it. Most people wont know what to do when they see that the update can't be installed, many are not that good with technical windows stuff. So if anyone can tell me a way to tell windows to ignore this update thx.

EDIT: I just saw a video where they explained how to hide it using a tool from MS called WUShowHide, isnt there a way to hide it directly in windows without the need of downloading this tool?

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Ramesh 181.2K Volunteer Moderator

Hi Salvida,

From Windows 10, version 22H2 | Microsoft Learn

Issue details January 2024

The January 2024 Windows RE update might fail to install

Status Originating update History

Resolved N/A

KB5034441

2024-01-09 Resolved: 2024-04-30, 14:07 PT

Opened: 2024-01-12, 14:10 PT

Devices attempting to install the January 2024 Windows Recovery Environment update (KB5034441) might display an error related to the size of the Recovery Environment's partition. The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is used to repair or recover from issues affecting Windows.

Resulting from this error, the following message might be displayed.

"0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE"

Important: If your Windows device does not have a recovery environment configured, you do not need this update (KB5034441). In this case, the error can be ignored.

To determine whether your device has a recovery environment configured, inspect the WinRE status by following these steps:

Open a Command Prompt window (cmd) as admin.

To check the WinRE status, run reagentc /info. If the WinRE is configured, a "Windows RE status" field will appear in the output, with value "Enabled". If WinRE is not configured, this field will have the value "Disabled".

Resolution: Automatic resolution of this issue won't be available in a future Windows update. Manual steps are necessary to complete the installation of this update on devices which are experiencing this error.

The WinRE partition requires 250 megabytes of free space. Devices which do not have sufficient free space will need to increase the size of the partition via manual action. For guidance on making this change, review the following resources:

A code script can be used to extend the partition size. A sample script has been provided in the documentation for adding an update package to WinRE. See Extend the Windows RE Partition.

Guidance to manually change the WinRE partition size can additionally be found in KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update.

Completion of these manual steps will allow the installation of this update to succeed.

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 11, version 21H2; Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 10, version 21H2

Server: Windows Server 2022

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If you don't have WinRE enabled and don't plan to use it, you may simply hide the KB5034441 update using the WUShowHide.diagcab tool.

The tool can be downloaded from the following link:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/2/2/f22d5fdb-59cd-4275-8c95-1be17bf70b21/wushowhide.diagcab

Select the KB5034441 update and hide it.

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Anonymous

2024-04-17T16:53:13+00:00

Why go to all this trouble for an update that is not important enough to Microsoft to update -just ignore it.

I totally agree; hide it and all will be fine.

It amazes me what wishy-washy stuff they are doing for a totally unnecessary update for most, (it's not important, no one is going to hack you online).

It’s much more risky for your system and security to mess in that way with your partition and download 3^rd^ party stuff to mess with your system than not having this unnecessary flopped patch.
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Anonymous

2024-04-17T16:37:42+00:00

From page # 7

Use free version of MiniTool Partition Wizard and decrease the OS partition by 500mb (follow prompted instruction to restart which will perform task offline). Then open MiniTool Partition Wizard and increase the WinRe (Recovery) partition by the unallocated space which is about 500mb, your WinRe partition will be about 1G, then restart PC and reattempt update. This action simply took 500mb from the OS partition and gave it to the WinRe partition.
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Anonymous

2024-04-17T16:19:44+00:00

The issue was flagged in January 2024. I encounter this issue since April 11, 2024.

Can you tell me when there will be a solution offered by Microsoft?

I am not tech savvy and the instructions about manual partitioning are way above my user skills even though I have admin rights.

Reading other peoples comments on system crash etc is not inspiring confidence.

It would be much appreciated if AT LEAST the instructions could be made for people who do not normally "run cmd" and type in commands on what reminds me of my DOS-days in the early 90's. I thought that was done for the general user with launch of windows 3.1?

Screenshots with pointers will be helpful.
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Anonymous

2024-04-17T15:43:21+00:00

Why go to all this trouble for an update that is not important enough to Microsoft to update -just ignore it.
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