The 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) will not install on my Windows 10 laptop computer.

My name is Jon Hansen, I am a user of MS-Windows 10.

As stated on this link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-22h2

WinRE is the Windows Recovery Environment. The update fails if there's insufficient free space in the WinRE partition.

Sadly, what Microsoft is not sharing is that an OEM partner like Dell, HP, ASUS, and/or others. May have something to do with adjusting the WinRE space.

Basically my observation is that the hardware vendors are not fixing this issue hoping that we will upgrade our laptops or workstations. :)

I have seen several suggested work-arounds for adjusting the WinRE size. They do not seem to work due to the "OEM" possible conflicts.

This link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5028997-instructions-to-manually-resize-your-partition-to-install-the-winre-update-400faa27-9343-461c-ada9-24c8229763bf

Has good instructions. They did not work on my laptop.

I may be wrong, however, this time the blame seems to be on the hardware, and not with Microsoft.

Looking to get a new laptop in the coming months.

Best of success... and remember, it is not you, it is them.

Cheers.

Good Evening Sir

I also facing this problem and I also pause my laptop updates for 7 days but it doesn't work I am still getting the same "Download Error" .

So, sir please resolve this problem.

Thank you

It is not my responsibility to resolve this problem, I, like you, are a user too, and I don't have the expertise or the wish to do MICROSOFT'S job for them... They caused this serious anomaly they should fix it, that's why they get the BIG BUCKS!!!...

Send your complaint to the MICROSOFT conglomerate that shirks its responsibility...

Thank You.

I'm not computer smart, but I know if something is a "lemon" you take it off the market .. they should remove the update option and create a new one.

I think they are waiting for Windows 10 life/time to expire so they can say .. too bad so sad .. update to 11

:D

my poblam

2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)

All I can do is reiterate my previous comment, tell MICROSOFT, not me... Bombard them with your complaints, it does no good here...

Edit: Early this morning I received a reply to my last post, which I have copied below (name of sender withheld by me) ... A reply by me was blocked???

All I can say in this EDIT, by reply is, The BIGGEST, RICHEST, IT CONGLOMERATE on the planet has so far taken 12+ weeks, that's 86 days, or 2064 Hours & counting to come up with a solution to KB3054441, and all the correspondent had to say is;

"Microsoft is aware of the problem and is actively working on fixing it."

Doesn't sound very "expert" to me, seeing as how they built the problem in the first place, but can't undo it??? But, what do I know, I'm only a consumer...

COPY OF THE REPLY: Many users have reported experiencing the same issue with KB5034441 security update. "Microsoft is aware of the problem and is actively working on fixing it."