Reset chkdsk using an Elevated Command Prompt
1. Open an elevated command prompt.
2. To Check to See if a Disk Check is Scheduled for a Drive
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below and press Enter. Substitute C: in the command below with the drive letter of the drive you wanted to check instead.
chkntfs c:
If scheduled to run chkdsk at next startup, you will see this:
If not scheduled, you will see this:
3. To Cancel a Scheduled Disk Check for a Drive
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below and press Enter. Substitute C: in the command below with the drive letter of the drive you wanted to cancel the scheduled disk check to run at the next startup for instead.
chkntfs /x c:
4. When finished, close the elevated command prompt.
Reset chkdsk using Registry Editor
1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search box and press enter.
2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes or enter the administrator’s password.
3. In regedit, navigate to the location below.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
4. In the right pane, right click on BootExecute and click on Modify.
5. Copy and paste either command below, and click on OK.
(Default do not run)
autocheck autochk *
OR
(Disable chkdsk for C: drive)
autocheck autochk /k:C *
6. The registry will now look like this.
