Microsoft won’t fix Windows 0x80070643 errors, manual fix required

May 2, 2024 at 10:11AM Microsoft confirmed it won’t provide an automated fix for the 0x80070643 error caused by recent Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) updates. The updates were meant to fix a BitLocker vulnerability but mistakenly display an ‘ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE’ message. Users are instructed to manually resize the WinRE partition by 250 MB to accommodate the … Read more

Microsoft shares script to update Windows 10 WinRE with BitLocker fixes

January 11, 2024 at 01:35PM Microsoft released a PowerShell script to automate updating the WinRE partition and fix CVE-2024-20666, a BitLocker encryption bypass vulnerability. This addresses a known issue causing KB5034441 install failures on Windows 10, leaving devices vulnerable. The script applies an architecture-specific Safe OS Dynamic Update and reconfigures WinRE for BitLocker service. It’s … Read more