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

2024-03-30T13:49:44+00:00

So it looks like Microsoft simply wants everyone to scrap their older computers and buy one capable of taking the Windows 11 operating system. And though I've got nothing against keeping up to date, I rather resent a good machine being made obsolete as a result of a Microsoft poor quality update leaving it vulnerable to failure because System Restore no longer works.
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Anonymous

2024-03-26T20:22:22+00:00

Some time back someone suggested just hiding the update - I downloaded the tool to do that, and now other updates seem to be working as they come in. I don't have the bit-whatever that's been mentioned in some of the posts as what this update addresses.

As far as I can tell, there's been no downside to simply hiding the update and moving on with my life, though I do get a dozen emails a day now from others trying to do partitions and recovery drives and resizing and whatnot, from this post. And now I'm not irritated by seeing "Update failed, try again."

Anyone know any different? I'm presuming if Microsoft eventually fixes this they'll release it as a new KB number which will show up at the time, even though I hid the old one.

Yes, hiding it is the best "solution." This update shouldn’t have been forced on everyone as they did, or at least made optional.

Mind blowing to me the stubbornness, obsessive “updatecoholism” for an update is irrelevant for most. Messing with your partitions and your system, installing third-party software, and making weird experiments to try to make it work, forcing users to do something much more dangerous than the supposed vulnerability it fixes.

Unless you are using Bitlocker* and you are distrust of people with access to your PC, you don’t need it. It is irrelevant; hide it and continue with your life. It is not important if MS one day decides to fix it or not their flop.

*And even if you use BitLocker I have read about people who are stubborn about installing it without a WinRE partition. MS said you don’t need it either because the vulnerability uses the WinRE partition, so there is nothing to hack there if you don't have that partition.
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Anonymous

2024-03-25T22:15:24+00:00

Here it is. I also did a list volume which shows the recovery partition as hidden. I thought that may be the problem. But when I used Mini-Tool Partition Wizard it gave an option to hide the partition. There as no option to un-hide it.
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Anonymous

2024-03-25T20:16:18+00:00

Here's the image of Disk Management.
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