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How to disable disk checking in Windows 10 or Windows 11
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Published onAugust 12, 2022
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Disk checkingis your PC’s way to examine your Windows HDD for errors. If it finds any mistakes with your hard drive, it tries to correct them immediately. However, for a variety of reasons—primarily because of its long completion time—some users prefer to skip the disk checking process altogether.
In this article, we explain how you can disable the disk checking option once and for all. So, let’s dive in right away.
How to disable disk checking on Windows 10 or Windows 11
Open the Command prompt
Enter the command to disable disk checking
Execute the command
Disable CHKDSK using the Registry
If the above method doesn’t work, you can try your luck with theWindows Registry. The registry is a database of information about your PC’s different software and hardware settings.
Unsurprisingly, you can also use the Registry Editor for doing a host of other things; and in this case, this means you can disable your disk checking through it as well. Here’s how you can get started.
Disk checking will be disabled as soon as you complete the above steps. And, if you’d like to enable it again in the future, then all you’ve to do is type in autocheck autochk * in the value data exchange again, and everything will be back to normal.
Disabling disk checking on Windows
Running disk checking, orCHKDSK, is a handy way to look for and care for your PC’s health. However, the process takes its time, so if you’re in a hurry, you can follow the above methods to stop any disk checking procedures you might’ve enabled in the first place.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
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Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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