CHKDSK – Guide for Windows 7/ Windows 10

CHKDSK in Windows 10

Windows 10 users can run this utility by choosing any of the following methods:

To run it from Command Prompt, here are the instructions:

1.   Log into Windows 10

2.   Press the Windows key to open the Start Menu

3.   Select Search

4.   Type-in cmd

5.   Right-click on Command Prompt from the search results list

6.   Click Run as administrator

7.   Log in as an Administrator

8.   When Command Prompt launches, type the command:

chkdsk C: /f /r /x

The parameters for this command are: /f option will attempt to fix any found errors /r option will locate for bad sectors and recovery any readable information /x option will force the volume you’re about to check to be dismounted before the utility begins a scan If the C: drive is in use, type Y to run a scan at your PC’s next restart. If so, exit Command Prompt and restart the computer.

CHKDSK in Windows 7

The steps to run this utility in Windows 7 are similar to those of Windows Vista.

If you can boot into Windows 7, run the utility from Command Prompt directly:

1.   Click Start

2.   Type cmd at the Search program and files search box

3.   Right-click on cmd.exe

4.   Click Run as Administrator

5.   Type in your Administrator password

6.   When cmd.exe opens, type the command:

       chkdsk

7.  Press [ Enter]

8.  You can run the tool with more parameters, like this:

     chkdsk c: /r

This will check the drive for errors and will automatically try to fix any found errors.

9.  If you receive the “Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process.” message, type Y to restart the computer and let the utility to run a scan at the next boot of your PC

10.  After you typed  Y  , close the Command Prompt

11.  Restart the computer by going to Start > Shutdown > Restart

12.  At the next boot, the check disk utility will automatically run a scan.