How to Fix the ‘Scan Drive for Errors’ Notification

1) Run the CHKDSK Scan via CMD

To fix all types of hard drive-related problems, you need to run the CHKDSK scan. There are multiple ways to run the chkdsk command; the easiest is using the command prompt. Here’s how to run the Chkdsk command via Command Prompt.

1. Click on the Windows 11 search and type in Command Prompt. Next, right-click on the Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.

2. On the Command prompt window, execute the command:

chkdsk /x:

Important: Replace x with the name of the drive you want to scan.

3. Now, wait for a few seconds until the scan completes. Once completed, you need to scan the hard drive for bad sectors. For that, execute the command:

chkdsk /r x:

Important: Replace x with the name of the drive you want to scan.

That’s it. This will force check disk utility to find and fix any drive-related problems on your Windows 11 computer.

2) Run the Check Disk utility via File Explorer

If you found the command prompt method complicated, you can run the CHKDSK utility right from the File Explorer of Windows 11. For that, follow some of the simple steps we have shared below.

1. First, open File Explorer on your Windows 11 PC.

2. Now, right-click on the drive you want to scan and select Properties.

3. On the Drive Properties, switch to the Tools tab as shown below.

4. Underneath Error-checking, click on the Check button.

That’s it. This will run the check disk utility on your Windows computer. You need to wait for a few seconds until the scan completes. Once completed, restart your computer.

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