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
    2024-03-24T13:55:09+00:00

    2. How do I get my Windows recovery partition back?

    You're better off without it.

    A recovery partition is nothing desirable per se. You don't have to resize something that is not there and you don't have to create something just to resize it.

    But you need to enable recovery environment. This does not require a dedicated partition. Run

    reagentc /enable

    as an administrator.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-25T06:59:53+00:00

    I had the same issue with this update. My Windows Recovery Partition was 950mb with about 150mb free.

    Easiest way to fix this is to install AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard FREE Edition You don't need mess about with command lines or scripts. Just use this FREE program

    On my laptop The order of the partitions on Disk1

    • 260mb System
    • 16mb MS reserved Partition
    • 457gb OS/Boot
    • 1.94gb Recovery Partition
    • 17.5gb Restore

    since the Boot and Recovery Partitions are next to each other. I shrank the OS/boot by 1gb. rebooted and then increased the recovery by the same amount.

    WARNING - BACK UP what you need, before you do.

    NOTE: THIS is for WINDOWS 10 not 10 pro.

    Not sure if it works with 10Pro with bitlocker??

    1st Select the Partition next to the recovery partition you want to shrink ( in my case it was the os/boot partition)

    2. Drag the RiGHT HAND SLIDER to the LEFT to decrease the partition size by 1gb (or what ever you desire)

    3. Click Apply. It will need to reboot and do it's thing. DO NOT POWER OFF!!!. let it reboot.

    4. Once you reboot. open up the program and select the Recovery partition and click on RESIZE/MOVE PARTITION

    5. Drag the LEFT HAND SLIDER to the LEFT to increase the size by the amount you decreased the C drive by.

    6. Click APPLY. let it do its thing and reboot.

    Then the update should install.

    I can't understand why Microsoft can't automate this as part of the update process.

    Hope this helps

    Jack

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-25T19:49:49+00:00

    Windows RE is enabled on drive C:.

    I followed the instructions on how to move the Recovery partition.

    Ran reagent /disable.

    Used diskpart to list & select the recovery partition and then used delete partition override to force deletion of the recovery partition.

    Then used Disk Management & left 1024 MB at the end of the drive for recreating the recovery partition, then Created New Simple Volume for Recovery, NTFS, etc.

    Lastly re-enabled the recovery partition by running reagentc /enable.

    But the original Recovery partition is still there but it’s all unallocated space.

    I used Mini-Tool Partition Wizard & tried to delete it but that didn't work.

    I made the old partition a New Simple Volume & gave it a label & drive number. Using Mini-Tool only deletes the data, label & drive number.

    I went through this process twice but can’t delete the old Recovery partition. I could probably reduce its size. But all the instructions I’ve seen about moving the partition state to use delete partition override to delete it. And ideas why this is not working on my PC?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-03-25T20:01:47+00:00

    Please post an image of disk management.

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