Is there a workaround for KB5034441 install failure that doesn't require partition modification?

Anonymous
2024-02-10T02:17:25+00:00

We know about the failure of KB5034441, and the recent recommendations to modify a partition as a workaround. As an old school practitioner (since 3.1 came on floppies), and having crashed many a hard disk, modifying a partition seems rather extreme for an update workaround, unsafe, and IMHO highly NOT recommended. My questions are:

Is there another workaround or fix to KB5034441 not installing?
How important is this update seeing how update Tuesday is in just a few days?

Edition: Windows 10 Enterprise
Version: 22H2
Installed on: ‎8/‎19/‎2020
OS build: 19045.3930
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0

Elevated PS Script Command> Get-WindowsUpdate -Install -acceptall -IgnoreReboot

1 hostname Accepted KB5034441 23MB 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)
2 hostname Downloaded KB5034441 23MB 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)
3 hostname Failed KB5034441 23MB 2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441) (Error: 0x80070643)

UPDATE: Tuesday 2/27/2024
The issue was resolved by enabling the TPM is BIOS to allow the operating system to access the TPM. Nothing was done to modify partitions from the default install size. Currently I have a 50MB NTFS System partition, a 465GB Primary partition, and a 546MB Recovery partition.
Looking in the Update history, KB5034441 installed correctly. Kudos to 1proggy, below, for coming up with the answer for my system.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-06T17:50:30+00:00

    Only Windows 10 22H2 and older have the KB5034441 install failure.

    22H2 is the final version of Windows 10. So "22H2 and older" means ALL Windows 10 versions.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-06T15:40:21+00:00

    Only Windows 10 22H2 and older have the KB5034441 install failure. Download and install the newest version from the Microsoft server has the fix built into the reinstall version. The fix is different for different versions of W10 (Pro, Home, Enterprise...)

    Sorry, I don't have the version number with me.

    Windows 11 doesn't have the problem because, it uses a completely different method of organizing recovery data.

    In other words, you're saying upgrade to Windows 11, because 22H2 is the final version of Windows 10. That's fine if you have a computer that can do TPM 2.0; I don't, and I'm not ready to give up the one I have.

    Why do I feel like I'm stuck in a squeeze play between Microsoft and the PC manufacturers?

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-03T16:55:06+00:00

    Since microsoft officially stated they wont be fixing this and noticing multiple websites had different instructions or incomplete commands i put this together. Tested on GPT systems not tested on MBR yet. Please verify DISK# and Partition#, my examples are common setup but yours may be different. Tried to note in steps "whichever number is listed" means yours may be different then what is in example command.

    1. Check WinRE status,  enter   reagentc /info
      1. Note Windows RE Location,  specifically the PARTITION#
    2. Disable WinRE, enter   reagentc /disable
    3. Run diskpart,  enter   diskpart
    4. Enter   list disk
    5. Select OS disk, most likely the only one or the largest one, enter select disk 0 or whichever number is listed for OS Disk
    6. Enter    list part
    7. Select primary partition #, normally the largest size also,  enter  select part 3 or whichever number is listed on your list part
    8. Enter    shrink desired=500 minimum=500 (did 500 instead of the MS recommended 250, incase future issues)
    9. Enter    list part again note recovery partition #
    10. Enter   select part 4   or whichever number is listed as recovery partition
    11. Enter   delete partition override
    12. Enter    create partition primary
    13. Enter    format quick fs=ntfs label=”Windows RE tools”
    14. Enter   detail part
      1. Verify *"Type: ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7"*This will be GPT option in next step
      2. If anything else is listed it will be MBR option in next step
    15. If GPT option from above step:
      1. Enter    set id="de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac"
      2. Enter    gpt attributes=0x8000000000000001
    16. If MBR option from step 15:
      1. Enter     set id=”27”
    17. Enter    exit
    18. Re-enable WinRE,   enter   reagentc /enable
    19. Enter  run reagentc /info
      1. Verify status is ENABLED
      2. Verify WINDOWS RE LOCATION shows partition4 or whichever was listed from step 10
    20. Restart and run windows updates again

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-14T12:44:01+00:00

    That would not have anything to do with KB5034441. The only symptom of that is a failed update, not an unusable Windows installation.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-13T09:07:23+00:00

    Hi

    It's now April. Has there been a fix for this issue KB5034441.

    My computer restarts and cones up with a Grey screen and I cannot use windows.

    Susie

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