- Click on Start. And then on the search bar, type cmd.
- Right-click on cmd.exe, and then click Run as administrator on the User Account Control window, click Yes.
- Type chkdsk and press enter. If you want to check this to just scan your computer and display the error messages.
- If file system errors or bad hard drive factors are detected type chkdsk c:/r and press Enter on your keyboard for check disk to attempt to fix them.
- When you are prompted to schedule check this for the next system restart type y and press enter.
- Close the command prompt and restart your computer.
- When the system restarts, this check automatically scans your computer for file system errors and bad hard drive sectors.
