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Silkcat
Aug 07, 2025Copper Contributor
Problems with chkdsk /f/r
Hello, I have recently upgraded to Windows 11 from 10. Yesterday I decided to do a chkdsk /f/r of my C drive. When I restarted my laptop, the screen displayed "Scanning and repairing drive (C:)", b...
Alyvie89
Aug 11, 2025Iron Contributor
When you run chkdsk /f /r on the system drive (C:), Windows typically schedules the check for the next restart. During startup, it should display a screen showing progress of the disk check, often with "Scanning and repairing drive (C:)."
Silkcat
Aug 13, 2025Copper Contributor
Yes, that's what it's supposed to be doing. It did that with Windows 10 but with Windows 11, but it didn't. It went to my log-in screen soon after the "Scanning and repairing drive (C:)" appeared.
Thanks.