Disable CHKDSK at Windows Startup with a command. How to Stop Check Disk at Startup on Windows 10/8/7 OS. And this must be done because every time you boot from one of the 2 operating systems, Windows checks and 'repairs' the operating system of the other disk, thus corrupting its files or making the disk unreadable. But, this behavior is annoying, because the disk checking is not actually required and you will have to wait the scan to be complete if you missed to press a key within 10 sec to skip the disk checking.Īnother case where you must stop check disk (chkdsk) from running at Windows Startup, is in dual boot systems running Windows 10 & Windows 7. This is happens because Windows incorrectly 'thinks' that the drive is having problems and needs to be scanned. As you know, if you shut down your computer improperly, Windows will perform a check disk (chkdsk) when you power on it again. If you looking for a way to disable CHKDSK from running at Windows Startup, continue reading this tutorial.

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