Microsoft said that it's updating its CHKDSK utility for Windows 8 such that you won't really need to use it anymore. In a blog post, Kiran Bangalore, senior program manager for Microsoft's Windows ...

The Check Disk Utility or Chkdsk.exe, in Windows 11/10 checks for errors in the disk media and file system. If you encounter problems, such as blue screens or the inability to open or save files or ...

Microsoft explained this week that it has updated its venerable CHKDSK utility for Windows 8 such that you won't really need to use it anymore. In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, CHKDSK is still ...

Making sure your company's hard drives are free of errors helps to protect against the loss of important data. How you go about performing a disk check on a hard drive has changed somewhat with the ...

In a recent post on the Building Windows 8 Blog, Senior Program Manager, Windows Core Storage and File Systems, Kiran Bangalore, discusses a new NTFS health model and redesigned chkdsk (check disk) ...

If you frequently face a system crash, screen freeze, or the legendary BSOD – Blue Screen Of Death – on your Windows computer, certain registry files in Windows are likely corrupted. These problems ...

During Windows startup, you will be given a couple of seconds, during which you can press any key to abort the scheduled Disk checking. If this does not help, cancel CHKDSK by pressing Ctrl+C and see ...

Microsoft released the RTM version of Windows 7 yesterday to the Microsoft technical community. The initial excitement quickly turned to sensational headlines about a “showstopper” or “critical” bug ...

Stealthy malware that can sneak onto machines during the boot process and remain undetected indefinitely is one of the brass rings of security research. There have been a number of tools developed ...