How to Reset Check Disk to Not Run at Startup
Warning
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
OPTION ONE
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. (see screenshots below)
NOTE: 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. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: 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.
OPTION TWO
Reset chkdsk using a REG File Download
1. Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Reset_Chkdsk.reg
2. Save the REG file to your desktop.
3. Right click on the downloaded REG file and click on
Merge.
4. When prompted, click on
Run,
Yes,
Yes, and
OK to approve the merge.
5. You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you would like to.
OPTION THREE
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. (see screenshots below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
4. In the right pane, right click on
BootExecute and click on
Modify. (see screenshots above)
5. Copy and paste either command below, and click on
OK. (See screenshot below)
(Default do not run)
autocheck autochk *
OR
(Disable chkdsk for C: drive)
autocheck autochk /k:C *
6. The registry will now look like this. (see screenshot below)
7. Close regedit.
That's it,
Shawn