Windows Update KB5034441 install error

[weyland yutani]

Since Tuesday, windows update KB5034441 has been lingering like a bad smell and refusing to install on my W10 system.

There were some problems installing updates, but we’ll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x80070643)

Anyone else here have this issue? It appears to be widespread and the only solutions involve resizing partitions or ignoring it and hope MS fixes it.

 

[Wolfdale]

Yeah I have this error too.

 

[AthlonXP1800]

Windows 10 KB5034441 security update fails with 0x80070643 errors

Windows 10 users worldwide report problems installing Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday updates, getting 0x80070643 errors when attempting to install the KB5034441 security update for BitLocker.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

 

[rids57]

Yup, same problem here. I made multiple attempts at installing and ended up breaking my Windows install - no programs would run, no internet, etc. I eventually got into recovery mode and took my install back prior to the breakage and all is good again. I'm just going to wait until Microsoft comes up with a user friendly solution.

 

[Rroff]

I've nothing helpful to add... but what an abomination Windows Update is...

 

[slipd]

Yep, noticed this last night... Think we're just going to have to ride it out until MS fixes

 

[ED209]

Maybe disable Windows update until its resolved as then it should stop it trying to reinstall itself all the time.

 

[Murphy]

KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

When you try to apply this update on a PC that has no recovery partition, the update is unsuccessful and you receive the error 0x80070643 ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE.

You do not need this update if the PC does not have a recovery partition. In this case, the error can be safely ignored.

We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

 

[darael]

It installed fine on my computer with no issues.

 

[Rroff]

Saw a comment on this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwcHx-_Susg

And yet, when the news came out that people were having problems with kb5034441, Microsoft & LOTS of technology bloggers were saying to simply go through & re-size the recovery partition, assuming that everyone knows how to do it, or automatically believing that it was safe.

But, I think everyone kinda figures that whatever idiot at Microsoft that did this won't face any consequences, and neither will Microsoft itself.

I'm beginning to think with the clown show working on Windows development we are increasingly only 1 step away from something really catastrophic being released to users, at least that might actually force some changes maybe :s

 

[weyland yutani]

This update still tries and fails to install when checking for updates a week later. I'm trying the hide windows update tool to keep it out of sight, out of mind.

 

[Scort]

You just need to recreate and resize the Win RE partition +250 megs to sort this, it can all be done within diskpart.

Had a bunch of work devices with this issue and that's the fix - I don't have my notes to hand, but someone is bound to have documented it by now.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

It's great that this is the solution. This is the standard that Microsoft find acceptable now. Broken updates that need us to mess around in diskpart.
Quality company.

 

[Scort]

They've been dropping bugged updates for years, nothing new, it's just this one needs a bit more work to sort; unless a fix is on the horizon.... people can always wait.

But yeah, we're all unpaid beta testers for Microsoft nowadays

 

[Rroff]

They've been dropping bugged updates for years, nothing new, it's just this one needs a bit more work to sort; unless a fix is on the horizon.... people can always wait.

But yeah, we're all unpaid beta testers for Microsoft nowadays

Yeah but the quality of updates has declined a lot in the last couple of years which is concerning given their approach to updates and policy...

IMO only a matter of time until they massively screw something up.

 

[PaulM]

Are they supposed to be releasing a fixed update or just expect everyone to resize the partition? It’s not clear on their blog post

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Oh god I thought it was just me! Its been driving me nuts for days. Can not get rid of the blasted update error and it will not stop/go away. Theres a thread on MS here, now closed

KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

Theres a list of instructions here that are supposed to fix it

KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update - Microsoft Support

support.microsoft.com

Theres also a YT vid that basically talks you through exactly the same thing:

FIX IT...Windows 10 KB5034441 Security Update Fails With 0x80070643 Errors

09 January 2024 Microsoft Patch fails to installWindows 10 KB5034441 security update fails with 0x80070643 errorsKB5028997: Instructions to manually resize y...

www.youtube.com

The trouble I have is I can get through all the steps they give until the last one: reagentc /enable which then fails with the error:

REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.

And thats as far as I get. I'm stumped. Bloody MS.

 

[PaulM]

Did they remove this update? Doesn’t appear on any of my machines anymore

 

[Mujja]

Checked in the MS update catalog to see if it's been superseded and it has been removed.

 

[slipd]

So is this fixed now? I haven't had 10 build on for a week or so now but it was definitely there the last time I checked. I was hoping it'd just go away on its own