Windows 10: Do I need to follow KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install...

I tried to get the new update from KB5034441: Windows Recovery Update for Windows 10: Versions 21h2 and 22h2 from January 9, 2024. I got the 0x80070643 error, which referred me to this from KB 5028997: Windows RE location: [file://%3f/GLOBALROOT/device/harddisk0/partition4/Recovery/WindowsRE]\\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition4\Recovery\WindowsRE. I assume that the number after “harddisk” 0 and “partition” 4 is the index of the disk and partition WinRE is on.But after that I have a BLANK recovery image location and a BLANK custom image location. Does this mean that I should simply d

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Recovery partition marked as Primary (and not Recovery) following instructions of KB5028997

Windows 10 Home 64bit

I have created a recovery partition following the instruction given here KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update - Microsoft Support

I have some doubts that I'll detail in a few moments

When in PowerShell (as Administrator) I type (sorry but is Italian)

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> reagentc /info

Informazioni di configurazione per Ambiente ripristino Windows

e la reimpostazione del sistema:



Stato Ambiente ripristino Windows: Enabled

Percorso Ambiente ripristino Windows: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk1\partition2\Recovery\WindowsRE

Identificatore dati di configurazione di avvio (BCD): b0cc7c2b-52ef-11ed-a423-acc993a52967

Percorso immagine di ripristino:

Indice immagine di ripristino: 0

Percorso immagine personalizzata:

Indice immagine personalizzata: 0



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it seems to me that the recovery partition (="ambiente di ripristino") is on disk 1 partition 2

Let's go ahead

I type "sel disk 1" and then

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DISKPART> list part



Partizione ### Tipo Dim. Offset

--------------- ---------------- ------- -------

Partizione 1 Primario 100 Mb 1024 Kb

Partizione 2 Primario 464 Gb 101 Mb

Partizione 3 Primario 813 Mb 464 Gb

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From what I see the recovery partition is (as I read) partition 3 and not partition 2 (which is the whole disk C:\ itself, sorry for the simplification).

First question is "Why 'reagentc /info' tells me that the recovery partition is on partition 2, while 'list part' tells me that is on partition 3?"

Is it bad? Is it good? Doesn't it matter?

Is it me that understands something wrong?

Let's go to the 2nd question

I select partition 3 and then I look at the details of partition 3"

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DISKPART> sel part 3



La partizione attualmente selezionata è la partizione 3.



DISKPART> det part



Partizione 3

Tipo : 07

Nascosta: No

Attiva: No

Offset in byte: 499254296576



Volume ### Let. Etichetta Fs Tipo Dim. Stato Info

--------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------

* Volume 6 Windows RE NTFS Partizione 813 Mb Integro

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Why Type=07?

I created it via command "create partition primary id=27" and formatted with "format quick fs=ntfs label=”Windows RE tools”"

Shouldn't it be Type=27?

Does it make any operative/serious difference?

Do I have to change it (how) to make it work as a recovery partition?

I had to resize it due to the fact that KB5034441 didn't install otherwise

Why is it tagged as "Primary" and not as "Recovery"?

Is it normal? is it what is expected?

Do I have to worry because it is not "Recovery"?

Thanks in advance

 

KB5034441 update problem, error (0x80070643).

Do they really expect people to manually resize partitions on hundreds of servers and thousands of workstations?

 

Support Article to Resize Windows Recovery Partition is Incorrect for MBR Disks

Good morning everyone, today after encountering the KB5034441 update error I decided to use the following support article to increase the size of my windows recovery partition:

KB5028997: Instructions to manually resize your partition to install the WinRE update

I'll note that I followed the MBR instructions as it seems my disk is still using it instead of GPT. At first glance the process went smoothly and I was able to reactivate the Windows Recovery Environment without issue, however on reboot I noticed something strange. The new partition I had just made showed up with a drive letter, and a run of reagentc /info revealed that my C: Partition had become my Windows Recovery Environment Location. After going through the process again, it looks like the recommended format quick fs=ntfs label="Windows RE tools" command changes the partition type from Recovery to Primary.

To fix this required another command with that partition selected after it had been formatted: set id 27 - it seems the format changed the ID even though 27 was specified when the partition was first created. After doing that and re-enabling the Windows Recovery Environment, the location now shows the correct partition and Disk Management correctly identifies said partition as the Recovery Partition.