Running a Disk Check in Windows 10

2016-05-27

Ah, remember the good old says with Windows NT where you could type:

chkdsk C: /f

and on the next reboot, Windows would do a nice, detailed check of the hard drive? Well, with Windows 10, you get to use a new procedure:

Press Windows + X on the keyboard.
Select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
In the CMD window, type the following command and press Enter
```
sfc /scannow
```
Wait for the process to complete. Restart the computer.

My name is Rick Towns and I am an amateur astronomer and computer programmer from Canada. This is a collection of interesting posts I've gathered over the years.