2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) error (0x80070643) a known issue?

Hi all,

A fix is in the works.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-21H2#3231msgdesc  

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"

Workaround: It might be necessary to increase the size of the WinRE partition in order to avoid this issue and complete the installation. Note that 250 megabytes of free space is required in the recovery partition. Guidance to change the WinRE partition size can be found in KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update.

Next steps: We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 11, version 21H2; Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 10, version 21H2

Server: Windows Server 2022

I have tried the command prompt to try to resize the boot partition and the WinRE partition, and it doesn't work. Microsoft need to give us a simple windowed tool to accomplish this task easily. If Microsoft decided to change the necessary WinRE size in July 2023, then they needed to take action then to make sure ALL Windows 10 & 11 users immediately had this "problem" taken care of without any pain.

Resizing a partition is not a task to be taken easily by the end-user.

I am having the same issue!