How to disable the CHKDSK - Check Disk, on start up for Windows 7

Anonymous
2009-12-21T20:32:26+00:00

I been experiencing some problems, when i start my laptop i am prompted with a black screen saying

I haven't found any solutions on how to disable this on my computer, but i want to because after the seconds say 1, its stays on for a while ... and after i have left it on for a while, the screen sleeps, yet when i turn it on... The page is black.. Can someone help me disable the schedule checking for windows 7? Thank you very much! :D

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Anonymous
2009-12-22T19:18:01+00:00

Hi PikaBrian,

Welcome to Microsoft Answers!

To disable automatic disk checking at Windows startup through registry, go to the following registry key:

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager

In the right hand pane, double click BootExecute.

The default value of the key is autocheck autochk *

* means every drive is checked for consistency. Just add /K:C at the end before *. /K switch will disable autocheck on C: drive at Windows startup. So the final value should look like this:

autocheck autochk /k:C *

If you want to add more drives, the key should look like this: (disabling C and D drives)

autocheck autochk /k:C /k:D *

If you want to restore everything to default, just replace the key with the default one i.e.

autocheck autochk *

You may also follow the link given below and check if it is of any help.

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistaperformance/thread/a8ab415b-4559-45c6-99a4-a54e27e5a836

Hope this information is helpful.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-11-04T19:48:05+00:00

    In my case, chkdsk was hanging, so in order to get access to the registry of the offline system, follow the below steps. (Requires a Windows install disk)

    1. Boot the device to the install disk
    2. Select "Repair your computer"
    3. Launch the Recovery toole
    4. Open Explorer
    5. Locate any file
    6. Right-click to open the file in notepad
    7. From the notepad Open menu, navigate to "C:\Windows\System32"
    8. Locate "cmd.exe", right click it, and select "Run as Administrator"
    9. Enter "regedit"
    10. Under the "File" menu, click "Load"
    11. Navigate to "C:\Windows\System32\config"
    12. Load "System"
    13. Choose a meaningful name, i.e. "OfflineSystem"
    14. Proceed with the above instructions, but instead of "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager" Use "OfflineSystem\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager"

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-12T10:03:30+00:00

    Thank you very much, that was very helpful. But...

    What if I deleted the whole line of:

    autocheck autochk *

    would that cause me a problem or would it just stop the whole "Auto Check Disk" Procedure?

    If I shouldn't delete the whole line, how should my command look like after editing it the way you said it should:

    autocheck autochk /x c: d: e: f: *

    OR without the "*":

    autocheck autochk /x c: d: e: f:

    Thank you very much for your help

    A.R.Fallaha :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-11T14:49:22+00:00

    THIS WORKED!!! THANK YOU! I have tried many things; things that have taken a full day from me. This worked in seconds. THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-01-15T06:50:04+00:00

    Thanks   It really works...but it takes long time to boot in to XP os.

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