Windows 10: *** FIXED *** KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2...

*** FIXED *** KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: January 9, 2024. *** FIXED ***I reinstalled Windows 10 from the Micro website and turned off my antivirus during the install/update process and the error is gone!Hope this helps.Cheers!

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

For those having this issue with Windows 10

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

 

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

Note this update cannot be uninstalled, as you have suggested in your post. From here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...y-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8

"Removal information

This update cannot be removed once it is applied to a Windows image."

 

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

A fix is in the works.

Windows 10, version 21H2 | Microsoft Learn

Devices attempting to install the January 2024 Windows Recovery Environment update ( KB5034441) might display an error related to the size of the Recovery Environment's partition. The Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is used to repair or recover from issues affecting Windows.

Resulting from this error, the following message might be displayed.

"0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE"

Workaround: It might be necessary to increase the size of the WinRE partition in order to avoid this issue and complete the installation. Note that 250 megabytes of free space is required in the recovery partition. Guidance to change the WinRE partition size can be found in KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update.

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

Affected platforms:

Client: Windows 11, version 21H2; Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 10, version 21H2

Server: Windows Server 2022