How to Check Your Hard Drive for Errors in Windows 10

If you've been using the Windows 10 operating system for a while, you might know that the desktop operating system is full of bugs and issues. Now and then, Windows users face problems like drive error, BSOD error, and black screen of death error.

Windows error appears for a reason. For example, sound errors can occur due to outdated sound drivers, incompatible sound drivers, etc To deal with errors, Microsoft provides users with a troubleshooting utility The troubleshooter utility comes with a set of tools to deal with specific problems.

Similarly, Windows has an error checking utility available that can help detect and possibly even correct a range of hard drive errors. However, the disk checking utility is hidden from users.

So, in this article, we are going to share the best method to scan a hard drive using Windows 10's error-checking utility. You can do the same method through CMD, but the process we are going to share below is much more. Easy to implement.

Step 1. First, open File Explorer on your Windows 10.

Step 2. Right-click on the drive you want to check for errors and select 'Properties'.

Step 3. Now select the 'Tools' tab.

Step 4. In the Tools tab, you will find two options – check for errors and optimize and defragment the drive.

Step 5. You need to click on the 'Check' button.

Step 6. Now you will see a pop-up window. There you need to click on 'Scan Drive' option.

Step 7. Wait a few seconds until the scan is complete.

Step 8. Once done, you will get disk report. If your hard disk drive has errors, you need to follow the advice given after the scan.

That's it! You got it. This is how you can scan a hard drive using Windows 10's error-checking utility.

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