Windows 10: running chkdsk or chkntfs in windows 10

Greetings
Scanning the hard disk drivers can be done from windows, but I'm curious about bizarre responses to trying to check disk from cmd windows (just for info, not fix).
chkdsk yields:
Access Denied as you do not have sufficient privileges.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode.
and chkntfs yields:
Cannot query state of drive X:
can anyone explain?
thank you

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Stopping the drive scan on all drives on startup

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft community.

The proper way to disable CHKDSK from starting up is using the /x switch on
chkntfs command in command prompt. The /x switch will exclude a drive from the default boot-time check. If you have drive C: as your hard drive, then the command to disable chkdsk from scanning C: drive would be:

chkntfs /x c:

If you have 2 drive, C and D, you can disable chkdsk with the command below

chkntfs /x c: d:

then go ahead and reboot.



Please reply us if you have any further queries we will be glad to assist you.

 

Windows 10

Hi Stuart,

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Did you make any changes recently which may have led to the issue?

To disable CHKDSK from starting up is using the /x switch on chkntfs command in command prompt. The /x switch will exclude a drive from the default boot-time check. If you have drive C: as your hard drive, then the command to disable chkdsk
from scanning C: drive would be:

chkntfs /x c:

Hope this information helps.

 

You have to run it from a Command Prompt (Admin) - "Run as Administrator" Command Prompt. You are trying to run it from a standard Command Prompt which does not have administrator privileges.

 

many thanks
problem solved