Is There Any Way Of Aborting Chkdsk In Windows 10?

Asked By Kanette Angelo 5 points N/A Posted on - 11/05/2020

Computer is a mysterious thing to most people. My friend started an argument that there is no way of aborting chkdsk, while I said it could happen. Please help me to clear this confusion.

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Answered By Mccoy Topete 0 points N/A #344627

Is There Any Way Of Aborting Chkdsk In Windows 10?

Well, you win the argument. A computer is a mysterious thing, and there are ways for aborting chkdsk. It is recommended not to abort the process.

Method 1

a. Press Windows + R, type Regedit, and press enter.
b. Expand to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager.

c. Double-click on BootExecute.
d. Replace the entry with – autocheck autochk *.
e. Hit enter.

Method 2

a. Open Command Prompt as Administrator.
b. Type chkntfs /x c: and press enter.
c. Note – c is the drive letter.

Method 3

a. Press Shift + Alt + Delete on your keyboard.
b. Open the task manager.
c. Locate CHKDSK.
d. Right-click -> Details -> Note the PID.
e. Open Command Prompt as an Admin.
f. Type taskkill /F PID ###.
g. Note – Replace ### with the PID (noted in step 4).
h. Done.

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