To check on a potential file system corruption issue on a Microsoft Windows 10
system, I
opened a command prompt window with administrator privileges and
used the chkdsk command to
check and repair the file system on drive C with chkdsk /r
c:
. The chkdsk operation got to "Scanning and repairing drive
(C:): 10% complete", but then stayed there for hours. I finally powered
the system off and on again which prompted it to restart the drive scan
again. It quickly got to the 10% point again and then, again, stayed
there, so I powered the system off and on again. When I powered the
system off and on again, I saw "Preparing automatic repair" and then
"Diagnosing your PC." I then saw the following:
Automatic Repair
Your PC did not start correctly
Press "Restart" to restart your PC, which can sometimes fix the problem. You can also press "Advanced options" to try other options to repair your PC.
I clicked on Advanced options which led to a "Choose an option" display where I could choose from the following options:
Choose an option
Continue
Exit and continue to Windows 10Troubleshoot
Reset your PC or see advanced optionsTurn off your PC
I clicked on Continue. I then saw a message advising I could skip the disk check by pressing the space key within a number of seconds that counted downwards; I hit the space bar before it got to zero and the system rebooted normally.