2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 (KB5034441) error 0x80070643

In My Humble Opinion
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TL;DR summary: all my Windows 10 computers fail on attempted install of this major update. Why? Is it a known bug? What does one do about it?

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I have virtual machines (Parallels, if you’re curious). I have a Windows 10 32-bit environment that was created from a previously existent Windows 7 Ultimate, and when I later needed a Windows 10 64-bit machine, I googled and downloaded an installer that overwrote it with the 64-bit OS.

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These guest OSs were originally run on Parallels 13. Time moved on and I got newer physical hardware running newer native operating system, and upgraded to Parallels 18 on the new box. The Windows 10 virtual machines were the same critters but at this point they diverged, with me being more lilkely to keep the copies that run on older Parallels 13 up to date and the copies on Parallels 18 get ignored and lag behind in their updates. Finally, I installed the newest MacOS (Sonoma, aka MacOS 14) and for compatibility put Parallels 19 on that and once again had clones of the two Windows universes converted to Parallels 19 format.
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That’s SIX separate Windows 10 environments: Three 32-bit Windows 10 (Parallels 13, 18, and 19) and three 64-bit Windows 10 (Parallels 13, 18, and 19).

I hit this error 0x80070643 trying to install this specific update on one of them, retried a few times, shrugged and went on to the next virtual machine and got the same error on the next Win 10 VM. Sometimes it first involved catching up on four or five updates that preceded that, but that’s where they all ended up.

Googled, learned how to reset the Windows operating system’s sense of “health”, doing all the things mentioned here and here and even the batch file command for Windows 11 (mentioned as a possible solution to Windows 10 update errors as well) cited here. Nope.

0x80070643, asshole, 0x80070643, you can’t update, no security update for you!

I’m just a Windows hobbyist and don’t really know my way around Windows. What do I do now? Can I get tech support? Is there a commonly known thingie that Windows folks know to do when this happens?

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Have you seen this discussion?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1495451/windows-update-issue-(failed-to-install)-0x8007064

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I have homework!! thank you. (Maybe it will help)

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Update / breadcrumb for anyone encountering this thread later:

----- chat session with Microsoft Tech Support ----
I have six Windows 10 environments all failing when attempting update “2024-01 Security Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5034441)” all fail with error code KB50344441.

You said: I found and tried instrux @ Redirecting ; and One or more links in the message.

You said:

I found and tried instrux @ Redirecting ; and

You said: also at Using System File Checker in Windows - Microsoft Support One or more links in the message.

You said:

also at Using System File Checker in Windows - Microsoft Support

You said: Then in one of the machines tried the Cumulative Update Preview, to see if that would get me past it: 2024-05 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5037849)

You said:

Then in one of the machines tried the Cumulative Update Preview, to see if that would get me past it: 2024-05 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5037849)

1:36 PM - Sent

Bot WC said: I appreciate you for bringing this to our attention. This is not the experience we wish you to have, and I wish we could make everything better to support you. We just want to let you know that we are aware of this concern. Currently, there are number of customers who are affected of this issue. Microsoft temporarily removed this update that is why you are unable to install it.

CJ

Bot WC said:

I appreciate you for bringing this to our attention. This is not the experience we wish you to have, and I wish we could make everything better to support you. We just want to let you know that we are aware of this concern. Currently, there are number of customers who are affected of this issue. Microsoft temporarily removed this update that is why you are unable to install it.

Cliff John - 1:36 PM

You said: … but it still returns me to the problems with KB50344441

You said:

… but it still returns me to the problems with KB50344441

1:36 PM - Sent

Bot WC said: You may want to check this link https:// support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5034441-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-windows-10-version-21h2-and-22h2-january-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8to verify that our engineers are working on it. Rest assured, we are doing our best to get everything up and running the soonest. One or more links in the message.

CJ

Bot WC said:

You may want to check this link https:// support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5034441-windows-recovery-environment-update-for-windows-10-version-21h2-and-22h2-january-9-2024-62c04204-aaa5-4fee-a02a-2fdea17075a8to verify that our engineers are working on it. Rest assured, we are doing our best to get everything up and running the soonest.

Cliff John - 1:36 PM

You said: Oh, I see! Does that mean my machines will (eventually) perceive newer updates and wont’ be stuck forever at this point? So I don’t need to worry about it?

You said:

Oh, I see! Does that mean my machines will (eventually) perceive newer updates and wont’ be stuck forever at this point? So I don’t need to worry about it?

1:37 PM - Sent

Bot WC said: Yes, that is definitely correct, you don’t have to worry since our engineers are already finding for its fix.

CJ

Bot WC said:

Yes, that is definitely correct, you don’t have to worry since our engineers are already finding for its fix.

Cliff John - 1:38 PM

You said: Thank you! OK that’s all then! I appreciate the info!

You said:

Thank you! OK that’s all then! I appreciate the info!

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