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

2024-05-12T14:01:57+00:00

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

It may not work for you but it may be worth a try.

I downloaded the most recent Windows 10 from Microsoft (free) onto a USB stick.

When I started the repair at first I clicked the option to include updates which didn't work.

The next time I tried, I opted not to include updates which did work, then it automatically updated afterwards resulting in the KB 5034441 downloading and installing.

If you try it, good luck.
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Anonymous

2024-05-12T13:32:43+00:00

What Windows 10 in-place upgrade repair are you referring to?

Just because it worked for you doesn't help making it work for me.
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Anonymous

2024-05-12T11:28:12+00:00

I understand what you are saying, but the whole point of doing this was to repair the problem caused by KB 5034441, which it now appears to have done without having to use command prompt (run as administrator), move or mess with extending partitions, which I'm not confident or competent enough to do and in any case seems questionable in my case (and perhaps others) as KB 5034441 has been updated and the problem is now solved. On that basis if it provides a solution for others, then all well and good. As for other problems that may or may not have anything to do with KB 5034441, all I can say is that before this unwanted update, everything was working fine, then it wasn't, so I'm not convinced and as for the many frustrated failed attempts of others to solve this problem, and Microsoft's failure to sort it out, perhaps the solution I've adopted, thanks to the advice of others on this thread, is relevant? My apologies if this has or is causing confusion.
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Anonymous

2024-05-12T11:00:19+00:00

Hello **** Peter Marsh1

Your problems with system restore and failure of Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade are not relevant to the subject of this thread.

To avoid making this thread difficult to follow, if a forum moderator does not always transfer off-topic messages to another thread, it is best that you open a new thread regarding your problems.
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