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 ...

If you find that Check Disk or ChkDsk is stuck at a particular percentage or hangs at some stage in Windows 11/10, then this post suggests some troubleshooting steps that may help you. It could be 10% ...

The hard disk of your PC can take a hit if the power supply (SMPS) does not yield the desired output required for all the hardware and peripherals to function. This can lead to data corruption. During ...

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 ...

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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 ...

So I'm working on the HDD of a laptop of a friend. I'm not sure wtf was done to this machine, but there has been a bit of reallocation due to bad sectors. Unfortunately, chkdsk seems to be running ...

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 ...

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 ...