Apr. 17, 2019 / Updated by Bessie Shaw to Windows 10
My primary hard drive in my system is around 6 years old, and I noticed signs of it dying recently. Usage at 100%, crashing, etc. picked up a new drive today to use a cloning software to transfer any and everything onto the new drive, but my current primary drive is so slow and dying that I can't even get into the desktop anymore in order to run the cloning program. Currently the old drive has to have disk error repair. It's been over 2 hours of ' repairs' and I'm unsure of what to do. Hard drives/partitions and things of that nature isn't really my forte unfortunately. Any ideas?
How to fix the “scanning and repairing drive”issue in Windows 10? You may often get some big surprises each time after a Windows 10 update. This time your computer is stuck at scanning and repairing drive C: or D: screen when you boot into the system. You know it is the Check Disk, but it seems that the scanning will never complete and just stops at different percent number. Restarting again, you get another 'scanning and repairing drive' loop. Now you are unable to enter Windows 10. What a surprise you get in such a morning of weekday!
Today, let’s have a close look at how to fix the stuck “scanning and repairing drive” in Windows 10.
Why There Is a Scanning and Repairing Drive on Booting
Scanning and repairing drive on booting is a process of self-test. The main reasons why there is a scanning and repairing drive on booting are:
1. You didn’t turn off the computer in a correct way (e.g. a contrived or happened power cut-off), which will generate corrupted system files.
2. There are bad sectors on the hard disk.
3. Your computer is infected with virus that will modify the registry.
4. Incorrectly configured drivers, for example, faulty NVidia graphics driver.
5. Other reasons.
If the “scanning and repairing drive” halts at 18%, 56% or other percent number for a long time and never boot into the desktop, you can read the following contents for solutions.
How to Fix the Stuck Scanning and Repairing Drive and Boot into Windows 10
Firstly, you can try the steps below to enter Windows or safe mode. Then you need to check and repair disk errors or disable the “scanning and repairing drive” on booting.
Step 1: Enter Windows 10 or the Safe Mode
Laptop Repairing Disk Errors
To enter the desktop, hold down the power button for several seconds and reboot the machine. Repeat this a few times until there appears the message 'press any key to bypass the chkdsk' on the screen. Then press any key to skip the scan and enter your password to log in Windows 10.
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If this does not help, continue pressing and holding the power button to shut down. Repeat this over 3 times until you see the Recovery screen. Then click on the button See advanced repair options >Troubleshoot >Advanced options >Windows Startup Settings >Restart. Press F4/F5 to Enter Safe Mode (with Networking).
After entering the desktop, you need to check each disk on your computer to see if there are disk errors. If not, you can disable the annoying “scanning and repairing drive” CHKDSK on booting.
Step 2: Check Disk and Disable Scanning and Repairing Drive on Booting
1. Use Windows shortcut keysWin + E to launch File Explorer. Right click on the Local disk (C:, D:, E:, etc.) and select Properties.
2. Choose Tools tab and click on Check.
3. Click Scan drive to start the scanning. When it finishes, Error Checking box may pops up. Click Scan and repair drive and follow the on-screen instructions to repair errors. If no errors were found, just close the box.
Make sure each drive is scanned and the errors are repaired.
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Next, launch Driver Talent and follow the steps below to scan and repair faulty drivers on your computer. (Note: Driver Talent is the leading driver updater and manager for windows 10. If you don’t have it on your computer, click the button below to get it directly.)
1. Click Scan to detect all the faulty drivers, including problematic NVidia graphics driver.
2. Click Repair to fix broken or corrupted drivers.
3. Click Later if it notices you to restart after the repairing.
Finally, you also need to run your anti-virus software to clean up malware or virus on your computer.
If there are no errors with the disk drive, but the “scanning and repairing drive” loop keeps annoying you, then you can modify the registry and disable the CHKDSK self-test on booting.
1. Use Windows shortcut keys Win + R to launch Run. Then type into regedit and hit Enter.
2. Follow the path below and expand the entries. Then Navigate to BootExecute on the right column.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession Manager
3. Double click BootExecute The default value is autocheck autochk * and now replace it with autocheck autochk /k:C *. Click OK.
Note: It is better to back up your registry in case serious system issues occur suddenly, such as slow boot, 0x0000003B System_Service_Exception error, ghost touch screen, etc.
Acer keyboard backlight timeout. Hope this help you fix the stuck 'scanning and repairing drive' in Windows 10 booting, and make your PC work properly again. If you have any questions on this topic, comment below please or click the LEFT MENU on this page for more technical support. If you have other Windows 10-related issues, you can check for solutions in Windows 10 Issues and Fix section.
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Windows 10 operating system has a neat feature of checking the disk for bad sectors and other disk faults. But sometimes this feature becomes painful as it gets stuck. This makes the Windows 10 PC take a long time to boot or it could simply get stuck. If you see your screen stuck on a Scanning and Repairing Drive message, then this post will help you get out of the situation.
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The best suggestion I have to give is to hang on and let it run. It may take a couple of hours, but given time; it is known to complete in most cases. If need be, leave it overnight and let it run its course.
If it does not help, then you can try our following suggestions and see if they help you:
1] Cancel the CHKDSK operation
During Windows startup, you will be given a couple of seconds, during which you can press any key to abort the scheduled Disk checking. Once you have stopped ChkDsk from running, you may follow this procedure to cancel CHKDSK.
If you cannot boot to the desktop, you may boot into Advanced Startup Options and use the command prompt. If you cannot boot into Advanced Options, then use your Windows installation media, select Repair your computer > Troubleshoot > Advanced options menu > Select Command Prompt and follow the procedure to cancel CHKDSK mentioned above.
2] Schedule Error Checking via Drive Properties
Now that you have canceled CHKDSK, you may reschedule a new one. You should get your hard drive examined for errors.
You can use the GUI based Error Checking utility. To run ChkDsk, open This PC. Right click on your Operating System Partition for Windows or any partition that you need to fix errors for, and select Properties. Navigate to the tab labeled as Tools. Under the section for Error Checking, click on Check.
A new window will now pop up. Click on Scan drive.
Let it scan your disk drive partition. If it asks for a reboot, reboot your PC.
3] Use Repair-Volume for Windows Powershell
This method will only work if your computer boots into the operating system normally after leaving your computer on for a significant amount of time.
To run the Repair-Volume cmdlet, you need to open Windows PowerShell as Administrator
Now, type in the following command to run Repair-Volume and then hit Enter.
Let the process complete and check if the issue is fixed or not.
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Windows 10 comes with a lot of new features. Sure, it is very different from the older Windows OS versions. But, Windows 10 is also very much like its predecessors. Just like Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 also comes with a number of errors and bugs.
The latest Windows 10 error which is leaving users scratching their heads is “Repairing disk errors. This might take over an hour to complete”. This is a very annoying error and it shows up on the boot screen. Sometimes the computer will start working after an hour, but the error will most probably show up again. And most of the times it doesn’t even let the Windows to take you to sign in screen.
The error says it is repairing the disk errors and even after waiting for hours, nothing happens. If you are also one of the Windows 10 users who are stuck with this error, you are on the right page. We will help you fix this problem using our methods.
This error causes the computer to get stuck at booting screen. As we mentioned, sometimes it will let you use your computer. So, some of the methods require you to be logged in on your computer, while others can be performed without signing in. All the details are given below to perform the methods. Simply follow the steps to perform the methods.
1. Using Startup Repair
In this method, we will try to fix this error using Startup Repair. To perform this method, you will need a Windows Installation Media. If you don’t have it, you can create a bootable Windows Installation Media.
If you are unable to sign in, create the Windows Installation Media using some other Windows 10 computer. Make sure to enter the correct version of Windows 10 installed on your computer (the one with disk error) while creating it. When you are ready with the disk/USB drive, follow the steps.
Step 1. Plug in the Windows Installation Media USB flash drive to your computer.
Step 2. Turn on your computer by pressing the power button and start pressing F12 (boot menu option) key.
Step 3. When you see the Boot Menu, use arrow keys to select Bootable USB Drive Name or Removable devices (whichever’s present on screen) or CD-ROM drive and press Enter.
Step 4. Next, you will see the Windows Setup screen. Here, seelct the language and click on Next.
Step 5. Go to Repair your computer.
Step 6. Select Troubleshoot in Choose an option screen.
Step 7. Go to Advanced options in Troubleshoot screen.
Step 8. Click on Startup Repair on Advanced options screen.
Now, wait for the repairing process to complete. When the process is done, restart your computer. You will no longer see the error. If it is still bothering you, follow the next method.
2. Fix Disk Errors using Check Disk Command
In this method, we will try to solve the problem using the chkdsk command. This command repairs the bad sectors and logical file system, which could be causing the disk error.
Note: To perform this method, you have to be signed in on your computer. So, if you are unable to sign in on your computer, you will have to boot into Safe Mode. To boot into Safe Mode you can use Method 6 from How to Boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode.
When you are signed in on your computer, follow the steps.
Step 1. Go to Cortana and type Command Prompt. Right-click on Command Prompt from results and select Run as administrator.
Step 2. Now, in the Command Prompt window, you have to enter the following command and press Enter.
Note: here “C” in the command is the drive partition where Windows 10 is installed. If it is installed on some other drive on your computer, then use the alphabet assigned to that drive.
Step 3. When asked if you wish to run the command before next boot, type Y and press Enter.
Step 4. Turkeys role in ww2. Restart your computer.
When your computer reboots, it will scan and fix the disk errors. Now you will be able to sign in without any errors. If this method didn’t work, follow the next one.
3. Using PowerShell
In this method, we will try to fix the error using Repair-volume command on PowerShell.
Note: To perform this method, you have to be signed in on your computer. So, if you are unable to sign in on your computer, you will have to boot into Safe Mode. To boot into Safe Mode you can use Method 6 from How to Boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode
Follow the steps to perform this method.
Step 1. Go to Cortana and type powershell. Right-click on Windows PowerShell from results and select Run as administrator.
Step 2. Now, enter the following command in PowerShell and press Enter. This command will scan the C drive for errors. If you have Windows installed on another drive, use the respective alphabet in place of C.
Step 3. Now, type the following command and press enter. This command will run a scan and will fix the errors on the drive. Again, if you have Windows installed on another drive, use its letter in place of C.
Step 4. Wait for the process to finish scanning and fixing the disk errors. When it’s done, restart your computer.
The error must be gone by now. If you are still facing the same problem, follow the next method.
4. Perform System Restore
If none of the methods has done the job for you, it’s time to perform a System Restore to the point when your computer was working well. To perform this method, you will need a Windows Installation Media. If you don’t have it, you can create a bootable Windows Installation Media.
Step 1. Plug in the Windows Installation Media USB flash drive to your computer.
Step 2. Turn on your computer by pressing the power button and start pressing F12 (boot menu option) key to acess boot menu.
Step 3. When you see the Boot Menu, use arrow keys to select Bootable USB Drive Name or Removable devices (whichever’s present on screen) or CD-ROM drive and press Enter.
Step 4. Next, you will see the Windows Setup screen. Here, select language and click on Next.
Step 5. Go to Repair your computer on the next screen.
Step 6. Select Troubleshoot on Choose an option screen.
Step 7. Go to Advanced options on Troubleshoot screen.
Step 8. Select System Restore on Advanced options screen.
Now, wait for the process to complete and restore your computer to the earlier working state.
This will fix the error.
In case, even the last method hasn’t worked for you, then your hard drive has malfunctioned. You will need to replace the hard drive. Take your computer to an authorized service centre and ask them to replace the hard drive.
We hope we were able to help you fix this error. If you solved this problem using some other method, or if you have any questions regarding this issue, mention them below in comments.
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