Check Disk is an inbuilt utility in Windows OS. With the help of this utility command, you can fix several issues on Windows PC. Generally, it solves error which is found in the hard disk of your PC. 

The presence of the Autochk.exe file is must to use CHKDSK. On Windows 10, Disk Error Checking utility works in a different way.

Many users don’t know how to run CHKDSK on their computers. If you are one of them, then go through this article to know the correct process. 

How to Run CHKDSK Windows 10? Easy and Effortless Ways 

The below-said instructions will help you to perform the task effortlessly. Just follow all of them accordingly. After you know both the processes proceed with your best option. 

Option 1: Operate The Chkdsk Utility from File Explorer

From the properties dialog, you can operate the Chkdsk utility. Try the steps as arranged below. 

Step 1: At first, open the computer. Generally, you need to double click on the computer icon. Alternatively, press the Windows logo key and E at the same time to open the File Explorer window.

Step 2: After that, select the drive that you want to scan for errors and right-click on it to open a context menu. 

Step 3: Then, go to the resulting context menu and choose the “Properties” option. Navigate the “error checking” section. From here, click on the “check” box to launch the Disk Error Checking utility.  

Step 4: After that, steer to the tool tab. After opening the utility, inspect the confirmed drive.

Step 5: On the preferred disk if Windows discovers any error, then it will ask you to inspect the disk. 

Step 6: The scan might take a few minutes to gets completed. The time depends on how fast your computer is. If no error is found, then it will inform you. 

But, through the scanning, if the Windows find some errors or other issues, then you will get a message. That states “reboot your computer if you want to fix the file system”. 

Step 7: After that, restart your computer. You need to save all your important work earlier. 

Once your computer turns on, hopefully, the CHKDSK utility will solve the matter, if any.

Option 2: Operate the Chkdsk Utility from an Elevated Command Prompt

You can operate the CHKDSK utility from an elevated Command Prompt on Windows 10. For that, you need to allow the below-mentioned steps properly. 

• At first, right-click on the start menu to open the WinX menu. 
• After that, launch the command prompt with administrative privileges by clicking on the “Command Prompt (Admin)” option.
• Sometimes you may connect with the User Access Control dialog, click on “Yes” to this. 
• After that, type the chkdsk X in the elevated command prompt. 
• Thereafter, hit the Enter button. Now, go to the Elevated Command Prompt and choose the following parameters at the time of running the Chkdsk. 

/f – Suggests CHKDSK solve any and all errors that it able to find. 

/r – On the drive CHKDSK  suggests locating bad sectors. it also helps to get back any and all the readable data from there.  

/x – Suggests CHKDSK alight all the selected drive forcefully before the time of scanning. 

• The final command that you need to enter is chkdsk C: /f.  Or you can type chkdsk D: /f /x.
• Then, wait for the CHKDSK utility to complete its function. Throughout the process, you can detect the progress of the utility. 
• Once done, you need to restart your computer to get the complete result of this utility.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How to run chkdsk on Windows 10? 

Ans:  Here are the steps that you need to follow to run chkdsk in Windows 10. 

• At first, right-click on that drive which you want to scan and then select the “Properties” option. 
• Now, in the properties window, select the Tools tab. Then select the Check button. 

To run Scandisk without any interruptions, restart the computer. 

2. Can chkdsk fix bad sectors?

Ans: In Windows, the Check Disk utility functions to scan the whole hard drives for the bad sectors. It can only help you to detect the troubles. If the trouble is fixable by check disk, then it automatically did its job after you run the utility.