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
    2024-05-20T15:08:43+00:00

    I found the same thing and asked. A reply I got back is below. My take is Windows soft of creates a partition within a partition and that sub-partition isn't big enough.

    Volume Z

    Replied on May 8, 2024

    You'll love this one: Disk Management has no judgment of the free space of a protected partition. It has no judgment of the file system either. No judgment of free space and file system of Recovery or EFI System Partitions, for starters.

    PS:  Hey Microsoft, what did KB5034441 say to its fingers?  I’m counting on you!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-20T12:34:26+00:00

    Windows 10.

    Seems KB5034441 is/has been failing to install with error code 0x80070643 for quite some time.

    My recovery partition is currently 584Mb and apparently has 100% free!

    It looks like WinRE is also enabled.

    Will check TPM is on in BIOS.

    Suggestions welcome.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-12T01:59:55+00:00

    So grateful, for your insight on this stupid problem!

    This approach worked for me on several aged HP machines, which I understand are near end of life, but not quite ready for disposal.

    Shame on Microsoft for making this so difficult to accomplish. They diminish the concept of keeping up with updates, when they do not provide a path to achieve same.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-10T12:09:04+00:00

    That's because you are. We all are. Both think they can continue to get away with this extortion. Anyway, uSoft was right: Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows I will need. Others may be willing continue on the squirrel cage, but I'm off.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-08T19:14:10+00:00

    If I bring up Disk Management it indicates that partition #4 is 718 mb and is 100% free.

    You'll love this one: Disk Management has no judgment of the free space of a protected partition. It has no judgment of the file system either. No judgment of free space and file system of Recovery or EFI System Partitions, for starters.

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