How to Disable "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Drive" Prompt in Windows
InformationThis will show you how to permanently stop getting prompted by the "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Drive" dialog when connecting a removable storage device in Windows.
The "Do you want to scan and fix....?" prompt is caused by Windows detecting errors in the file system of the removable drive, or the drive was not removed (unmounted) properly. To help prevent getting this prompt, make sure to use the Safely Remove Hardware option to safely eject the removable drive before disconnecting or pulling it out.
NoteNormally, you would run the Scan and fix option when prompted to have check disk run and attempt to fix any bad sectors and/or file system errors on the removable disk. You may also need to delete any incomplete files that were being copied to the removable disk if it was removed before finished copying.
If the above fails to fix the removable disk to stop getting the "Do you want to scan and fix....?" prompt for it, then running the clean command and formating the removable disk usually will.
WarningDisabling Scan and Fix will also disable AutoPlay and stop the Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) service.
If you do not mind this, then proceed to the steps below for how to disable Scan and Fix.
If you do mind, then use the instructions in the blue note box above to fix the problem with the removable disk instead of disabling Scan and Fix..
EXAMPLE: "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Drive" Prompt in Windows Here's How:
1. Open Services (click on link), then stop and disable the Shell Hardware Detection service. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: The default setting is Started and Automatic for the Shell Hardware Detection service. 2. When finished, close the Services window.
3. You will now never be prompted by the "Do you want to scan and fix Removable Drive" dialog when connecting a removable disk again.
That's it,
Shawn
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