Chkdsk is one of the most important Windows utilities to check and fix errors in file systems. You can easily access this utility through the Command Lines and the Windows Registry menus. Chkdsk is useful but can be time-consuming, especially when it is scheduled automatically. Read this article to learn some easy methods to cancel the scheduled chkdsk operations.
Scheduled Chkdsk Isn’t Needed for New Windows 10 Update
In the older Windows version, the disks were scanned for filesystem errors using scheduled chkdsk operations, which is highly time-consuming and needed to be stopped manually. Fortunately, the latest Windows 10 version features the new Resilient File System (ReFS), which is known to provide more reliable data integrity by accurately detecting file corruption plus fixing those corruptions.
With the upgraded Windows 10, you just need to go to the Start menu, search chkdsk and run it manually in administrator mode. The entire process will complete in 20 minutes on its own while you carry on doing other activities on your Windows PC. This operation runs in three distinct stages to scan any errors on your computer. It moves to the next stage only when it doesn’t find any error in the first one. Also, in the end, the process will present you with a summary message, including details about any error that is found in the file system.
Start and Abort Scheduled Chkdsk
Follow the instructions below to schedule chkdsk automatically:
Step 1: Open Cmd as an Administrator, and type the following command to check your file system.
chkdsk /f /r c:
Here, “/f” directs the Windows system to correct the errors in drive C.
Step 2: Now press “Y,” and a message will pop-up on the screen, telling that the chkdsk has been scheduled manually, and it is ready to run the reboot on volume C. This means automatic scheduling has been successfully enabled.
Step 3: You must not run automatic scheduling, so use an /X parameter to terminate it. Use the command mentioned below:
chkntfs /x c:
This action will cancel the scheduled chkdsk permanently.
Cancel Chkdsk via Windows Registry
In case you are facing troubles using the Command Prompt, using the Windows registry to cancel scheduled chkdsk might help you. Follow the steps below:
Step 1: Go to your Start menu and type “regedit” to open the Registry Editor in the Administrator mode.
Step 2: In the Registry Editor app, type and run the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet001\Control\Session Manager
Step 3: In the left pane, right-click on “BootExecute” and then choose “Modify.”
Step 4: A box titled Edit Multi-String will appear. Ensure that the following string is mentioned as the value data:
autocheck autochk /k:C*
This string will prevent any automatic scheduling from happening in the future. In case any other string shows up in the Value data field, simply replace it with the one mentioned above.
As Windows 10 made sure that monitoring file systems for integrity isn’t a time-consuming procedure, we wanted to ensure that you know how to execute the new and easier method. We hope that we were able to guide you well through the process.
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