Others' ( https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/192l9kj/cumulative_updates_january_9th_2024/kh32u6f/ ) and my updated 64-bit W10 Pro. PCs, I'm getting "Status: Download error - 0x80070643" with "2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)" in 64-bit W10 Pro. right now. I already rebooted once from other today's updates: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-9-2024-kb5034275-cumulative-update-for-net-framework-3-5-4-8-and-4-8-1-for-windows-10-version-22h2-6c9a603c-f0a1-4b32-b7fa-a1c6337523f1 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-9-2024-kb5034122-os-builds-19044-3930-and-19045-3930-7656c6a4-0b06-4424-86a9-d0719f4ac252 I read https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5034441-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-windows-10-version-21h2-and-22h2-january-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8 's known issue about small WinRE partition with a https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf link. Couldn't MS do this to its users automatically without having to do it manually for non-technical users? :/

Windows Update KB5034441 is a security update to the WinRe environment, but people are running into problems trying to get it downloaded and installed. KB5028997 tells how to resize your recovery partition so that this update can be installed, but it applies only to Windows 11 computers. I am in the same boat as John Dow 987654 and ULtraGreG. I need a workaround that applies to Windows 10 computers, if there is one.

A very large number of users are reporting a failure in downloading this update (KB5034441). There are suggestions to increase the size of the recovery partition to allow the update to succeed. This is a complicated and possibly risky procedure and many are saying it does not work. Microsoft will most likely remove the update or apply a fix.

This update FAILS on any windows 10 install that isn't a non 22H2 base install. My older systems install this fine but they are real old sitting in a closet win 10 pro installs that have been updated from 1803. and my recovery partition is *1* GB and it still fails on my SSD so it's a microsoft issue. I used the update hider app thing from microsoft to get rid of this from the update page cause it should be included in next months big ole **** update 2nd tuesday release OR the end of the month **** release. But yeah, its a microsoft issue. see why i wont update for free to windows 11? if they cant make stuff work for windows 10 how bad do you think the windows 11 version is going to be for their MAC looking os? all they really need to do is add a top system bar with FINDER and properties and they can sell out completely get the hide updates app, hide this garbage update

Same problem here for W10, tried the workaround and didn't work before I realised it seemed to be for W11 not 10. Update just keeps failing again and again with no way to stop it trying to download it.

We have 6 windows 10 laptops in the house. The only 2 this installs on are the two laptops that do not qualify for Windows 11. The cynic in me does wonder if this if this is relevant.... Same error code 0x8007643. Reboot's & re-attempts to install don't help. No integrity violations on a SFC (before & after re-attempts). As a side note (in response tot the above post) - all 6 of the laptops are running 22H2, so it is an issue for up-to-date win 10 machines too).

"2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)" in 64-bit W10 Pro.

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Others' (https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/192l9kj/cumulative_updates_january_9th_2024/kh32u6f/) and my updated 64-bit W10 Pro. PCs, I'm getting "Status: Download error - 0x80070643" with "2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)" in 64-bit W10 Pro. right now. I already rebooted once from other today's updates:

I read https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5034441-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-windows-10-version-21h2-and-22h2-january-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8's known issue about small WinRE partition with a https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf link. Couldn't MS do this to its users automatically without having to do it manually for non-technical users? :/

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2024-01-09T21:43:18+00:00

Windows Update KB5034441 is a security update to the WinRe environment, but people are running into problems trying to get it downloaded and installed. KB5028997 tells how to resize your recovery partition so that this update can be installed, but it applies only to Windows 11 computers. I am in the same boat as John Dow 987654 and ULtraGreG. I need a workaround that applies to Windows 10 computers, if there is one.
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2024-01-09T22:26:36+00:00

A very large number of users are reporting a failure in downloading this update (KB5034441). There are suggestions to increase the size of the recovery partition to allow the update to succeed. This is a complicated and possibly risky procedure and many are saying it does not work. Microsoft will most likely remove the update or apply a fix.
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2024-01-09T22:20:41+00:00

This update FAILS on any windows 10 install that isn't a non 22H2 base install.

My older systems install this fine but they are real old sitting in a closet win 10 pro installs that have been updated from 1803.

and my recovery partition is *1* GB and it still fails on my SSD so it's a microsoft issue.

I used the update hider app thing from microsoft to get rid of this from the update page cause it should be included in next months big ole **** update 2nd tuesday release OR the end of the month **** release. But yeah, its a microsoft issue. see why i wont update for free to windows 11? if they cant make stuff work for windows 10 how bad do you think the windows 11 version is going to be for their MAC looking os?

all they really need to do is add a top system bar with FINDER and properties and they can sell out completely

get the hide updates app, hide this garbage update
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2024-01-09T21:51:27+00:00

Same problem here for W10, tried the workaround and didn't work before I realised it seemed to be for W11 not 10.

Update just keeps failing again and again with no way to stop it trying to download it.
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2024-01-09T23:06:05+00:00

We have 6 windows 10 laptops in the house. The only 2 this installs on are the two laptops that do not qualify for Windows 11.

The cynic in me does wonder if this if this is relevant....

Same error code 0x8007643. Reboot's & re-attempts to install don't help. No integrity violations on a SFC (before & after re-attempts). As a side note (in response tot the above post) - all 6 of the laptops are running 22H2, so it is an issue for up-to-date win 10 machines too).
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