Windows 10 22h2 security update [KB5034441] fails to install with code: 0x80070643

Your "Reset Windows Update Components" link takes me to a Windows 11 procedure. My system CAN NOT upgrade to Windows 11. Nor do I want to.

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

why is the security update failing to install on my pc on windows 10 the update is [KB5034441]

(IMPORTANT : Please make sure that you "know what you are doing" before following the steps presents. I think doing it wrong may cause some serious problems.)

Following steps 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

and retrying the windows update fixed the issue for me.

Cheers,

Ken

My issue is that they are doing it several times a week! I need to find something out and I have to click through next/next/next....I know when that happens the browser has also opened my home page but maybe there is something interesting going on that might be handy, I just wish they would save the darn things for Sunday or some like that.
Worse though is that they are so fixated on Win 11 that 10 is getting no new features, my Gen 6 PC can't upgrade and they keep making me aware that I'll have to throw it away next year/or else.....I want to know if the TPM change in the OS has actually saved even one PC from an infection.
Their constant BS with killing working programs and OS's to try and make us spend money (this month it was Clip Champ) should be illegal

when i discovered this info yesterday, it was a severe /headdesk /facepalm: they've also got eyes on a possible Windows 12! however, what they're doing right now is going to make a LOT of lads n ladies very very angry. hopefully, so much anger that MS ends up losing revenue from us older Windows users. that info was shared with members of me family who all happened to have pc's n laptops. me mum has an old windows 7 throwaway that won't get any better for her because neither of us, her n i, can afford to upgrade to 11, or anything higher for that matter. MS must've known the consequences for losing revenue from us, however, i'm guessing that NOBODY over there at MS gives a $hyte, because, well, we've ALREADY paid em enough to retire about a million times over...so they feel quite comfy with it, r willing to cut most customers out, n they're too busy smiling about THEIR plan.