Disable Scan and Fix Removable Drive Notification?


  1. Posts : 19
    windows 7
       #1

    Disable Scan and Fix Removable Drive Notification?


    Anyone know how to disable the "Do You Want to Scan and Fix Removable Drive" notification that pops up whenever a removable storage device is plugged into a USB port? Don't tell me it is from not ejecting the device properly, it comes up no matter how the device is ejected. I also tried scanning the device and it still pops up no matter what action you take. I just want the notification to be permanently disabled, it drives me nuts. I shouldn't have to click cancel on 2 notifications every single time I plug a device into a port, so annoying.
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  2. Posts : 1,939
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Steve Ballmer Signature Edition
       #2

    No, but I have same issue on all my flashdrives in both Vista and Win7!
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  3. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #3

    Curious, because I just tried 3 different flash drives and none produced a message such as that. 2 just asked what to do with the files that they contained, and the third being a U3 drive had some different options, but still no error message.
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  4. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 RTM
       #4

    In a Command Prompt, I ran:

    chkdsk M: /f

    on the drive (M is the drive letter of your removable drive). Not sure if it would work with iPods.

    This allowed me to plugin a USB stick without getting the scan and fix message and I almost always remove it from the USB port without Safely Removing Hardware.
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  5. Posts : 1
    32-Bit
       #5

    Do you want to scan and fix?


    I have not tested this fix in windows 7 yet but it works with Vista.


    Oh, after many hours of investigating this annoyance, I found out how to stop the "Do you want to scan and fix" problem.

    Scan and Fix Removable Disk Prompt - Disable in Windows
    Last edited by Brink; 02 May 2012 at 22:37. Reason: updated with link for more information
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  6. Posts : 19
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Awesome, I'm going to try that, thanks for posting.
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  7. Posts : 19
    windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    YEAH, it works!!! Thanks, fantastic!
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  8. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #8

    Lol. Found this on 02/05/2012, and it is still relevant. Windows 8 will be here soon though, so I can't say it will be for too long.
    I feel like I'm from the future...
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