Windows Stuck in CHKDSK Loop – How to Fix?

Hi everyone,

My Windows system is stuck in a CHKDSK loop during boot. Every time I restart, it runs CHKDSK, finishes, reboots — then does it all over again.

System Info:

OS: Windows 10/11

Drive: SSD/HDD (NTFS)

No recent hardware changes

Any suggestions on how to break this loop or disable CHKDSK without corrupting data?

Thanks!

Tagged: Windows 11

System/ OS Errors

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Mira Lennox Lennox

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July 14, 2025 at 12:01 pm

You can check if your CPU supports AVX in a few simple ways. The easiest is to download a free tool called CPU-Z and look under the “Instructions” section for AVX or AVX2. You can also open PowerShell and run wmic cpu get Name to find your processor name, then search it online to see if it supports AVX. Another option is to use official tools from Intel or AMD, like Intel’s Processor Identification Utility or AMD Ryzen Master, which show detailed CPU features.

Gianna

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July 14, 2025 at 11:51 am

If I disable CHKDSK with chkntfs /x C:, does that mean it won’t catch real disk issues in the future? Just wondering if it’s safe to leave it off permanently.

Mira Lennox Lennox

Participant

July 7, 2025 at 11:23 am

If Windows keeps running CHKDSK every time it starts, you can stop the loop with a few steps. First, open Command Prompt as administrator and run chkntfs /x C: to disable CHKDSK on the C: drive. Next, open the Registry Editor and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager.
Check that the value for BootExecute is set to autocheck autochk *; if it has anything extra, remove it. You can also run CHKDSK manually once by using chkdsk C: /f /r in Command Prompt and allowing it to run on the next restart.
Finally, to check for system file issues, run sfc /scannow followed by DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth.

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