To apply other parameters, you will have to switch to the command prompt. Search “command prompt” in the Windows 11 desktop search app, and select Run As Administrator from the list of options.

Users can run Check Disk from an elevated command prompt by typing "chkdsk /f" which prompts the user to reboot. Type a "y" and submit to reboot immediately, or "n" to stave off the reboot for later.

To do the same, press the Windows key, type Command Prompt here, and select Run as administrator. Now, type the following command and press enter to perform an offline scan.

When running command line chkdsk.exe, you receive error CHKDSK Cannot open volume for direct access then this post will help you for sure.

Both are fine. <BR><BR>Now I would like to scan this computer for virii. I am not aware of any virus scanners that can scan an NTFS partition from command prompt.

This tool can be used to check your hard drive. Open a command prompt and type: wmic diskdrive get status, model The result shows the disk drive status. If the status shows ‘OK’ the health is ...