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

2024-05-14T09:50:33+00:00

Hello **** Peter Marsh1

I didn't understand what you mean but to be even clearer, yes, in point 9 of the tutorial it does exactly the opposite, that is to say you have to check the box "Download updates, drivers and optional features", otherwise update KB5034441 will still not be able to install:

I understood that in your case you had unchecked this box and if this is the case the solution had worked as I had explained because the updates were already downloaded during the first upgrade attempt which failed.
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Anonymous

2024-05-14T12:41:18+00:00

ZEKRI Abdelhafid, I've just seen this reply which was in the Junk folder of my email. Unfortunately I had already deleted my messages to the four links you sent me. Thank you for your efforts and help in solving this problem which has somehow worked for me, however it has happened. Please feel free to give my example to anyone looking for similar help and if they need confirmation I would be happy to confirm the way it worked for me... but I draw the line at trying to explain how or advise them, for which I'm not qualified. My computer now seems to be trouble free and I have a restore point made when everything was up to date and fine. I have also made a recovery drive which I'm hoping will repair everything in the event that a problem occurs again.

I believe there are many out there struggling with their partition size and might benefit from this relatively simple solution. Again, many thanks.
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Anonymous

2024-05-14T13:04:57+00:00

It's a shame to have deleted your messages in the other threads...

I hope that other users will try this solution... and in this case, they will confirm that checking the famous check mark is necessary for the solution to work because it cannot be otherwise.

We can therefore stop there and in the event that other users ask questions again on this present thread and/or on the other threads, I will not fail to answer as much as possible.

For now, thank you for your patience with me and your understanding and see you soon.
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Anonymous

2024-05-14T16:37:28+00:00

Posted on the links you sent that I recently deleted......

A relatively “simple” solution to the problems caused by the update KB 5034441 which worked for me (see tutorial below)

Having used a copy of a recent Windows 10 installation, downloaded from Microsoft onto a USB, I carried out a “Repair Install Windows 10 with In-place Upgrade” which kept all of my files, apps and settings and then updated and installed KB 5034441 without the need to use Command Prompt, resize partitions, or do anything further. I am neither technically knowledgeable or that competent, so for further information please address any questions to ZEKRI Abdelhafid who’s method this is.

Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade | Tutorials (tenforums.com)
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