Windows 7,10 and 11 after successive boot failures start running the chkdsk utility. If you don't want it see how to stop it.
From Windows 7 onwards, Microsoft has set the chkdsk (check disk) tool to run by default when your computer starts up when certain conditions are met, such as consecutive failed starts.
Although chkdsk is a very convenient tool that prevents and fixes errors on hard drives, its continuous and long running at startup, in addition to slowing down your system's startup speed, indicates that there may be serious problems with your hard drives .
If you want to stop chkdsk from running automatically because it might be delaying you from diagnosing a problem, here are some ways to stop chkdsk from running automatically at startup in Windows 10/11.
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Let it run
We start by urging you to let it do its job!. Sometimes, chkdsk is run at startup, because the operating system has found that this tool can fix some hard drive problems.
And chkdsk's job is scan the disk for bad sectors and mark them as unused. So very often chkdsk fixes the problem and stops it from interfering with your system's boot process.
Press any key to cancel the process
If chkdsk starts at startup but you don't want it to run the disk check, just press any key to cancel it. This option is useful if you feel that the disk check is not necessary or if it has started to run in a loop and does not resolve the problem.
Modification of the registry
As for the Windows operating system, it is possible to prevent chkdsk from running automatically by modifying the Windows Registry.
Since you will be tampering with the registry it is recommended that you be very careful when editing it. Since you may have panicked because you already have a problem there is a chance that you are not being as thorough and careful. It is always recommended to create a backup copy of the registry before applying any change.
step 1 : Open the Registry Editor by pressing the win+R keys at the same time and in the “Run” window that will appear write regedit and press the OK key.
step 2 : Search for the following path in Registry Editor-
Υπολογιστής\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
Find “BootExecute” and change its value data as follows-
autocheck autochk *
Then click “OK”, close the registry editor and reboot the system.
Cancel the scheduled scan
step 1 : Press Win+X keys simultaneously and select “Command Prompt(Admin)” to run Command Prompt as administrator.
step 2 : Type the following commands one by one, and press the Enter key after pasting each command. Be sure to replace "drive letter" with the actual drive you're having a problem with (usually C). Don't forget the :.
fsutil dirty query γράμμα μονάδας δίσκου:
chkdsk /X γράμμα μονάδας δίσκου:
