Update KB5034441 fails to install

Anonymous
2024-01-14T12:58:19+00:00

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 181.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-01-14T13:15:28+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-03T17:46:35+00:00

    The first partition cannot be increased in size which needs to be done in order to install the update. Yes I can create another partition where it supposed to be. But I'll still have an extra partition all the way to the left.

    You say I will be able to delete the old/first partition after I create a new recovery partition. I tried doing that a couple times but had no success. It simply will not delete. I looked at quite a few instructions in different forums & they basically say the same thing to use "delete partition override", but that did not work. Neither did using a third party tool.

    Deleting the first partition probably means all the others have to automatically fill in & move to the left, and it doesn't appear that's a likely scenario.

    If I'm going to play around with partitions then I want them in the proper order & with no extra ones. Otherwise might as well leave them the way they are & hide the update, which I did.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-03T15:25:58+00:00

    I did not install KB5034441 on the new recovery partition because I did not keep that setup because the old partition still remained

    Why do you insist on fixing two issues at once? Why do you insist the recovery partition be moved?

    The partition will never be moved from the beginning of the disk to the end. It will be discarded, deleted and another created elsewhere at best.

    You will be able to install the update if you want to, and you will be able to change/delete, even keep the partition if you want to, but not all at once.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-03T14:52:25+00:00

    I'm not sure what you mean by moving the recovery environment to drive C. Do you mean partition C?

    I did not install KB5034441 on the new recovery partition because I did not keep that setup because the old partition still remained, which I didn't care for. I just restored the drive image that was made before making changes.

    Since I could not delete the original recovery partition how could I move the other partitions to the left? As mentioned I did not try to shrink the original recovery partition.

    I did look into third party tools because they advertise they can move the recovery partition. I tried MIniTool Partition Wizard but it didn't work. Don't recall if I tried AOMEI but did contact them & was told their product can move the recovery partition but only if it is to the right of the C: partition in the first place. After doing more research on some other third party tools it turns out they work just like AOMEI and can only move the recovery partition if it is already to the right of the C: partition.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-02T17:06:50+00:00

    I need to expand the Recovery partition to install the update.

    Not true. You can move the recovery environment to drive C and install the update there.

    I have done the reagentc /enable, etc steps and created a new recovery partition where it supposed to be.

    If so, why is KB5034441 still not installed?

    In another forum it was suggested to create a disc image, then do a fresh Windows 10 install using the latest version which puts the partitions in the correct order.

    You can move the EFI System Partition, the Microsoft Reserved Partition and extend drive C to the left using a third party tool.

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