I recently tried to run CHKDSK /R on a computer, and it would not run. After the computer restarts, the typical 10 second countdown would stop after one second. I saw a message like “Chkdsk – disk checking has been cancelled”.
After several Google searches, it seems this happens to others – but there are few solutions. I found the solution on a Microsoft forum:
“Can’t run chkdsk on windows 7 – chkdsk cancels 1 second into countdown”
Here is the text of a BAT file that I created, with the comments embedded, and lots of PAUSE statements
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REM this resets the chkdsk and autochk settings to default
chkntfs /d
pause
REM this sets the timer to 0 seconds…so things will run before they can be cancelled. You MIGHT be able to get away with /t:1, which would allow you to manually cancel, but I doubt that would work.
chkntfs /t:0
pause
REM tells it what drive to check
chkntfs /c C:
pause
REM implies /f. basically look for and fix everything
chkdsk C: /r
pause
REM forces a check on the disk at the next boot. Probably not needed if you are running a scandisk because your computer thinks it might have a problem.
fsutil dirty set C:
pause
REM now you’re FINALLY ready to reboot.”
pause
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 04 -c “ReBoot!!”