Issues with KB5034441? This is how you can temporarily hide this update from being offered again.

Maxstar · Jan 18, 2024

Devices attempting to install the Windows Recovery Environment update (KB5034441) 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 KB5034441 to prevent it from being offered over and over again.

Symptom	Next step
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.

Source: KB5034441: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: 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).

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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 KB5034441 and press Next.
When the troubleshooting has complete you can close the tool.

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Issues with KB5034441? This is how you can temporarily hide this update from being offered again.

Maxstar

Windows Update Moderator, Security Analyst