How to install KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024

Anonymous
2024-01-11T16:58:21+00:00

I tried to manually resize the partition by 250 MB per the instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf#articleFooterSupportBridge=communityBridge

I had to exit Disk Part because I can not shrink the OS partition first:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.3930]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information: 

Windows RE status:         Enabled  
Windows RE location:       \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE  
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 610c3ed8-af74-11ee-92f0-acd56448675c  
Recovery image location:  
Recovery image index:      0  
Custom image location:  
Custom image index:        0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /disable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.3636

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt

Disk 0 Online 119 GB 11 MB *

DISKPART> sel disk 0

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list part

Partition ### Type Size Offset

Partition 1 System 750 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 128 MB 751 MB
Partition 3 Primary 117 GB 879 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 1022 MB 118 GB

DISKPART> sel part 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> shrink desired=250 minimum=250

You may not shrink OEM, ESP, or recovery partitions, or, offline volumes.
The volume you have selected may not be shrunk.
Please select another volume and try again.

DISKPART> list part

* Partition 1 System 750 MB 1024 KB
Partition 2 Reserved 128 MB 751 MB
Partition 3 Primary 117 GB 879 MB
Partition 4 Recovery 1022 MB 118 GB

DISKPART> exit

Leaving DiskPart...

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /enable
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information: 

Windows RE status:         Enabled  
Windows RE location:       \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE  
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 610c3eda-af74-11ee-92f0-acd56448675c  
Recovery image location:  
Recovery image index:      0  
Custom image location:  
Custom image index:        0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>

Is there another way to install this update?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-25T08:00:57+00:00

    ThomClements wrote:

    1. I do not have a windows 10 DVD.

    Microsoft allows you to freely download Windows 10, and burn the write the image to an 8GB USB memory-stick, or burn the image to a dual-layer DVD.

    Then, as described earlier in this thread, you can "browse" the media.

    2. How can I find the .wim file on one of them?

    From a Windows command-line on one of them:

    a. CD \

    b. DIR /S /A *.win > C:\Where-is-it.txt

    [This will take a while, without writing anything to the screen.

    When it completes:

    c. Notepad C:\Where-is-it.txt

    [Look for the correct folder & correct filename.]

    Copy the correct file to an external USB memory-stick, for physical transport to your computer. Copy the file into a new folder on your computer.

    3. Do I need to copy it to my recovery partition, and how do I do this?

    The REAGENTC command can specify the "path" of that "new folder".

    Maybe, consider NOT doing any of the above, unless you fully understand what you are trying to achieve. Instead, just accept the very-minor "risk" of NOT applying the update, which would leave your Windows only slightly more "risky" than it currently is.

    After October 14, 2025, Microsoft Support for Windows 10 will stop, forcing you to upgrade your computer to Windows 11. Installing Windows 11 is best done on a brand-new, and empty, disk-drive. In 2025, what you install will include this problematic update, thus relieving you of any issues with this update.

    Your current disk-drive will be out-of-warranty by October 2025, and should be "retired", set aside, and labelled for what it was. In 2026, you will have the option to reconnect the old disk-drive, if you have a need to boot into Windows 10 "one last time".

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-26T23:21:34+00:00

    How/ why is Microsoft allowed to keep testing this failed patch REPEATEDLY in PROD? It has been going on for weeks; requiring multiple restarts each time. No other enterprise would be allowed to do this to millions customers REPEATEDLY without getting crucified in the media. Back out this mess and fix it! We are not your unpaid enterprise testing team!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T01:54:31+00:00

    >> How/ why is Microsoft allowed to keep testing this failed patch REPEATEDLY in PROD?

    Unfortunately for you, Windows Update is at fault -- any updates that fail to install are queued, and then are retried after the next time that Windows Update "calls home". That is "why" you observe it repeatedly trying to install: the Windows Task Scheduler triggers Windows Update to launch.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-27T17:24:00+00:00

    Just follow the instructions at:

    https://www.windowslatest.com/2024/01/15/windows-10-kb5034441-fails-with-a-0x80070643-error-but-theres-a-fix/

    You'll need to have a Windows 10 DVD, or to download and save the Windows 10 ISO. It is a free download.

    The instructions assume that the "C:" partition is followed by the "WinRE" partition, so that the last 250 MB of the "C:" partition can be resized down, to make free space that can be merged into the WinRE partition. Initial releases of Windows 10 may have created the WinRE partition as the first partition. In that case, still "shrink" the C: partition, and create a new WinRE partition after the C: partition, and follow the instructions, accepting that the first few MB of your disk-space will eventually have no useful usage.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-10T03:52:17+00:00

    Here it is March 9, 2024 and still no fix from Microsoft, just a wee tad longer than 7 days from Jan 24th.

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