Why does Windows run CHKDSK on every boot?

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Every time I turn on my PC, I get the following message:

Checking file system on E:
The type of the file systen is NTFS.
One of your disks need to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disk check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue.
Windows will now check the disk.

CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1 of 3)... 0 percent completed

I allow CHKDSK to to complete, but Windows does not load. This message appears every time I boot my computer.

Could someone explain me why this message appears and what I should do to make it disappear?

Answer

When you schedule a check disk, an entry is added to the registry – for some reason, it’s not being cleared.

  1. Run the Registry Editor (Click Start, Run and type regedit then press OK).
  2. Locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
  3. Change the BootExecute entry from:
    autocheck autochk * /r\DosDevice\C:
    to:
    autocheck autochk *

Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/158675

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Source : Link , Question Author : khris , Answer Author : Dave

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