Maxstar Windows Update Moderator, Security Analyst Staff member Joined Aug 16, 2015 Posts 13,805 Location The Netherlands Jan 20, 2024 #1 Issues with KB5034439 on Windows Server 2022? This is how you can temporarily hide this update. Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI devices attempting to install the Windows Recovery Environment update (KB5034439) might see the following error: 0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE! This error is due to the size of the Recovery Environment's partition. If you'd like to wait for Microsoft to create a new release of this update, you can safely hide KB5034439 to prevent it from being offered over and over again. SymptomNext stepWhen 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. Source: KB5034439: Windows Recovery Environment update for Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2 and Windows Server 2022: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support You can temporarily hide this update with the following Microsoft tool (This tool can also be used to unhide this update). Note: If KB5034439 is offered again after it was set to hidden, then unhide this update and restart the server. Then attempt to update again and perform the following steps immediately after the installation of KB5034439 failed again. Download wushowhide.diagcab to hide an update. Double click on the wushowhide.diagcab file and press Next. Now the tool will search for updates and performs a scan to detect problems. When this process is complete click on Hide updates. Now an overview will appear with updates that have not yet been installed. Select KB5034439 and press Next. When the troubleshooting has complete you can close the tool.
Issues with KB5034439 on Windows Server 2022? This is how you can temporarily hide this update. Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI devices attempting to install the Windows Recovery Environment update (KB5034439) might see the following error: 0x80070643 - ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE! This error is due to the size of the Recovery Environment's partition. If you'd like to wait for Microsoft to create a new release of this update, you can safely hide KB5034439 to prevent it from being offered over and over again. SymptomNext stepWhen 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. Source: KB5034439: Windows Recovery Environment update for Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2 and Windows Server 2022: January 9, 2024 - Microsoft Support You can temporarily hide this update with the following Microsoft tool (This tool can also be used to unhide this update). Note: If KB5034439 is offered again after it was set to hidden, then unhide this update and restart the server. Then attempt to update again and perform the following steps immediately after the installation of KB5034439 failed again. Download wushowhide.diagcab to hide an update. Double click on the wushowhide.diagcab file and press Next. Now the tool will search for updates and performs a scan to detect problems. When this process is complete click on Hide updates. Now an overview will appear with updates that have not yet been installed. Select KB5034439 and press Next. When the troubleshooting has complete you can close the tool.