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

2024-03-14T04:47:54+00:00

Agreed, this problem needs resolving. Having Windows 10 Home edition I could live with the error message, but the failure to install this January security update is blocking more recent security updates so the last one installed is December 2023. The take home message is that security updates aren't important. Is that really the case?

Another message on the update screen says this PC can support upgrade to Windows 11. If MS can't manage a security update why would I trust them to do a whole system upgrade.

How much effort would it take to do a Windows version check and then dismiss the requirement to apply the update as not applicable to Home edition and move on?

No, KB5034441 patches a vulnerability that affects BitLocker, so it’s important only if you use BitLocker, since you have W10 home you don’t use BitLocker, is not relevant for you (it’s not relevant for 95% of users but they decided to push it on everyone).

just hide it is the best solution, don't risk playing with your partition for a patch that you don't need.

And be careful if you are on W10 and you can upgrade to w11 but you want to stay on W10, because they are enforcing W11 without asking on W10 users, this guy is a techie so no chance he missed the tiny option to not upgrade they did it without permission:

Windows 11 23H2 Forced updated my Windows 10 Acer Nitro 5 laptop
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Anonymous

2024-03-13T21:30:33+00:00

KB5034441 update is still not working. Every time it tried to install my computer gets locked up which is happening now every other day! Microsoft has to fix this already - it has been going on for months!
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Anonymous

2024-03-13T19:03:50+00:00

Exactly the same problem ... and Microsoft has had two months to fix it and hasn't lifted a finger. :/
And they expect me to upgrade to Windows 11? Fat chance ...

The sad thing is, I don't even have Bitlocker installed.
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Anonymous

2024-03-13T07:53:35+00:00

Hi,

What is the status on this issue?

I can't still install the update.

Thanx
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