How to avoid checking the disk at each boot

1. Introduction
2. Steps to follow
3. Read also

Introduction

Whenever you have hard disk errors or even any unusual behaviour, the disk checker can help you solve the problem.
The Disk Checker utility or Chkdsk.exe on Windows 10/8/7 and Windows Vista is used to check for errors on disk media and in the file system. If you experience problems ranging from blue screens to being unable to open, save files or folders you must run chkdsk.exe.

The disk checker can run automatically in the event of a crash or if it finds the file system "unsuitable". There may be times when you may find that this utility runs automatically each time Windows starts. You may have planned its execution or your Windows system may have decided to schedule its launch but instead of running once, it continues to run every time you start your Windows computer.

This utility, also known as chkdsk (because it is the command you use to run it), scans your entire hard drive to find errors and fix them. It is not a very exciting tool and running it can take a long time but it can really help prevent bigger problems and long-term data loss. Chkdsk performs some functions depending on how it is executed.

Here is a complete guide to using the disk checker tool provided with each version of Windows.

Steps to follow

If your Check Disk or chkdsk tool in Windows runs on every startup, here are some things you can try.
1. First, let it work once completely.
2. Now open Registry Editor and navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Control Session Manager
In the right pane, you will see BootExecute. Change its value of autocheck autochk * /. at autocheck autochk *

If it does not work for you, try this:
1. Open a command prompt window,
2. Type the following command and press Enter: fsutil dirty query g:
This command will interrogate the reader and more than likely he will tell you that he is messy.
3. Next, type CHKNTFS / X C:. The X tells Windows not to check this particular drive (C :) on the next reboot.
4. At this point you need to manually restart your computer, it should not run Chkdsk now but it will take you directly to Windows.
5. Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another command prompt and type chkdsk / f / rg :. This should take you through the five scan steps and disable this dirty bit.
6. Finally, type fsutil dirty query C: and press Enter. Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is not set on this drive.

For example, you can run the chkdsk / r command or the chkdsk / f command to find errors on a hard disk.

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