Windows quality control is still out of control, with updates like Windows 10 KB5034441 broken and failing due to 0x80070643 after three months of release. KB5034441 is a mandatory update to patch recovery partition security issues on Windows 10, but it won’t install for thousands of users.
Back in January, I posted a workaround on how to fix the installation issues. I highlighted the problem again in February, which helped several people. We’re in April and Microsoft’s document still says it’s working on a permanent “resolution” with no ETA.
One of our readers who reached out to Microsoft’s support told us that the company isn’t planning to make an easier fix or update to automatically solve this problem any time soon, which could be a deal breaker for some people. When they reached out to Microsoft, the company referred them to the existing support document.
What is KB5034441, and why it’s broken with 0x80070643
Windows Update quality has been a mess for those with a recovery partition. In January, Microsoft shipped a security update (KB5034441) to patch the BitLocker encryption bypass (CVE-2024-20666) that allowed attackers to access encrypted without permission.
As soon as Windows Latest and other people tried to install the update, we ran into the following error:
“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).”
The error code means you don’t have enough free storage in the recovery partition, which now requires a new update to fix the BitLocker loophole.
This means some users could not deploy monthly or optional…
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