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 181.2K 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
    2024-05-12T16:43:59+00:00

    Hello ZEKRI Abdelhafid, Yes, System Restore is back and I've been able to create 3 restore points since carrying out the in-place upgrade, though I haven't tried it yet as I haven't had a need to.

    As I indicated in an earlier post on this forum, my first attempt failed (I had clicked on Download updates)

    I immediately tried again and chose not to Download updates and off it went and downloaded the updates at the end anyway with KB 5034441 downloading and installing.

    If I can, I will post the news on the links you sent, with you named as the person who advised this

    Thanks for your helpful advice

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-13T10:19:29+00:00

    If it is of any help, this shows my update history following the repair install of Windows 10. The computer now seems fine and the troublesome KB 5034441 has automatically installed without any problems or the need to alter partition sizes.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-13T11:02:15+00:00

    Hello Peter Marsh1

    Thank you for passing on the information on the threads I indicated.

    However, it is a shame that there remains a small litigation because you specify that the solution worked for you only after having redone the upgrade by unchecking the box "Download updates, drivers and optional features" and checking the "Not now" box as explained in deck 9 of the tenforums tutorial.

    This, because in all the tests that I had carried out (more than ten) the solution only worked if the "Download updates, drivers and optional features" box had been checked.

    1- When this box has been unchecked, the upgrade replaces the installed build with build 19045.2006 when using the Windows 10 ISO from this page:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

    and in this case, after updating Windows update completely, the KB5034441 update still fails.

    I just did a test again for the Nth time:

    • Clean install of Windows 10 22H2, obtained build 19045.2006.
    • Updated Windows update and moved to build 19045.4291.
    • Repair Install of Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade and return to build 19045.2006.
    •  Updated Windows update and moved to build 19045.4291.

     - Update KB5034441 remains failed.

    2- On the other hand, when this box has been checked, the upgrade replaces the installed build with build 19045.2965 when using the Windows 10 ISO from this page:

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

    and in this case, after updating Windows Update completely, the KB5034441 update ends up installing automatically.

    I don't see the point in doing another test because I have already done it more than ten times with Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, on old installations of Windows 10 22h2 under the latest builds (19045.4046, 19045.4170, 19045.4291 and 19045.4355), on different PCs etc… and the result has always been there.

    Conclusion :

    If you still confirm your statement, this could possibly only be explained by the use of an ISO other than the one available on this page:

    Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

    If so, which ISO did you use?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-13T11:17:22+00:00

    From the AskWoody.com blog .... "Microsoft has now made it official. It does not plan to fix the mess it made with KB5034441."

    I know of NO WAY to Hide KB5034441 without .... wushowhide OR WuMgr .... apps. Everyone uses one or the other so DO IT.

    KB IS Bitlocker related so you don't need it.....

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