1. Open the Start screen and type “cmd” into the search bar.
  2. Type “chkdsk” into the command prompt and hit enter.
  3. If the disk is not in use, it will be listed in the “Disk Status” window. If it is, you can close the window by pressing “x” on your keyboard.
  4. If you want to check for any errors, you can click on one of the tabs at the top of the window and select “Check Disk”.

Ways to Run Check Disk Utility on Windows 11

Run CHKDSK Using File Explorer

  1. Open the file explorer and type in the following command: chkdsk /f “C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc”
  2. The CHKDSK utility will display a list of files that have been damaged or corrupted. You can click on any of these files to view their contents and repair them if necessary.
  3. To finish the process, you can click on the Finish button to complete the CHKDSK utility.

Run CHKDSK Using Command Prompt

Final Words

Windows 11 now includes a feature called “Automatic Maintenance” which will periodically examine your disc for file system issues, damaged sectors, lost clusters, etc. Even with the advent of solid-state drives (SSDs) and cloud servers, careful maintenance of our storage devices and routine data backups are still crucial for Windows 11 users. We hope our article on “How to Run Check Disk Utility on Windows 11” will help you to do so. ..