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KB5034441 fails to install with error code 0x80070643.
Feedback from a long time patcher here:
The manner in which this particular update has been handled has been poor in my opinion. The update is only being pushed out to Windows update or Windows upd...
Good source for a "fix" - or, how to block the update until Microsoft actually fixes it.
https://www.askwoody.com/2024/quick-video-to-showcase-how-to-hide-kb5034441/
which points to the tool (from microsoft) found here: https://blockapatch.com/
Thank you howzat.
The MS app was easy to use and it found KB5034441 and removed it. It also removed it from being listed in the Settings> Update & Security> View update history - Select
On the 8th April 2024, KB5034441 was listed as an optional update. I chose not to install it! I then successfully updated the major (March) WIN 10 update on both a WIN 10 Pro and WIN 10 Home device . Then I successfully created a USB Recovery Disk.
On the 12th April 2024, I updated both a WIN 10 Pro and WIN 10 Home devices with the April Cumulative update. I noticed that when I created a USB Recovery Disks it took a substantially longer for each device to get to the create button. It also took substantially longer for the finish button to appear. I have no idea what the back ground processes do, but being optimistic MS might have recognised and fixed some or all of the issues listed in this post. KB5034441 fails to install with error code 0x80070643
The MS app was easy to use and it found KB5034441 and removed it. It also removed it from being listed in the Settings> Update & Security> View update history - Select
On the 8th April 2024, KB5034441 was listed as an optional update. I chose not to install it! I then successfully updated the major (March) WIN 10 update on both a WIN 10 Pro and WIN 10 Home device . Then I successfully created a USB Recovery Disk.
On the 12th April 2024, I updated both a WIN 10 Pro and WIN 10 Home devices with the April Cumulative update. I noticed that when I created a USB Recovery Disks it took a substantially longer for each device to get to the create button. It also took substantially longer for the finish button to appear. I have no idea what the back ground processes do, but being optimistic MS might have recognised and fixed some or all of the issues listed in this post. KB5034441 fails to install with error code 0x80070643
- Note,
After the April Cumulative update. was installed
Sign into the WIN 10 admin user
I used Control Panel> Administration Tools> Disk Clean-up app to delete the large amount of redundant WIN 10 update files. After the Disk Clean-up app is run for the 1st time there were files which consume tens of megabits. Clean up system files button - select. After the Disk Clean-up app is run for the 2nd time there were files which consumed up to 6GB, which can take up to a hour to remove.
I created USB Recover Disks (as administrator). This can take up to 2 hours.Installing the 4/23 19045.4355 preview build doesn't seem to fix, in case you're thinking of trying that.
- howart's earlier post had a link to a site which allowed me to download a MS app which allowed me to easily remove the problematic KB5034441 update from January. In April KB5034441 was listed as an optional update, I chose not to install it. The 4/23 19045.4355 preview build installed without incident. After I was happy that my devices had no problems, I used the MS Disk Clean-up app to remove a large number of redundant WIN 10 files. Then I made 2 USB recovery disks, so far, 03/06/24, I have not had any WIN 10 issues.
