Windows 10: Windows Recent Update KB5034441 Error 0x80070643 code, Diskpart will not shrink WinRE by...

Anyone have any luck with this ****?

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KB5034441 Failed --- WinRE

It turns out that this patch Tuesday 1/9/2024 one of my update failed.

KB5034441 with error code 0x80070643. – the issue could be that the recovery

partition (WinRE) does not have enough space for the update



There is MS solution to this issue involves diskpart and reagentc — which

involves shrinking, deleting and (re)creating partitions and formatting the

created partition



I am not convertible with this manual process, so would using a third party

partitioning program that has a GUI interface to shrink and expand the existing

partitions preserve the existing proprieties that the mnaul process would do?

 

KB5034441 0x80070643 error despite no WinRE volume

Like many Win10 users, I am getting the 0x80070643 error when I try installing the KB5034441 update. The claim everyone makes is that this is due to the WinRE volume not having enough space. But I don't even have a WinRE partition -- I've disabled WinRE and deleted its partition. What is going on here? And will a repair install help? I was considering doing a repair install for other reasons anyway. Is there a way to tell if a repair install would include KB5034441? If it didn't include it, I don't see the point.

 

KB5034441 0x80070643 error despite no WinRE volume

I disabled, and removed the Recovery partition, and removed the Win RE parts as well. If you get these results (RED) from the commands shown (YELLOW), then you don't need the KB5034441 update. In my situation, there is nothing there for the hackers to... hack. Search your C:\ (Windows partition), for winre.wim [normally located in... C:\Windows\System32\Recovery] If it's not there, you probably don't need this update.

If you use 3rd party backup software, you don't really need a Recovery partition. And even if you may need it for something... you can access it from the Windows install media. And... as @Hearsepilot mentioned, MS is claiming to have a fixed update ready by March-ish.