Autocheck disk on restart - endless loop

[Guest]

My computer will check and re-check the disk endlessly on startup and restart
until I cancel out of it. Chkdsk /f and chkdsk /p or /r from the recovery
console will not solve the problem even though they run through to completion
and appear to fix all errors. Event viewer for autocheck disk (Winlogon
1001) indicates that the disk has been cleaned of errors but when I run
fsutil dirty query C: the response I get is Volume C: is dirty. I have
checked the registry settings under session manager\boot execute and they are
correct as per Article ID 831426. Neither Chkdsk nor Autochk are listed
under scheduled tasks so that does not seem to be the problem. The computer
seems to be running fine except for this annoying problem. I cannot defrag
the disk because I get the message that chkdsk /f is scheduled to run on
Volume C:. Any ideas on how to solve this problem will be appreciated.
Thank you.

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Use CHKNTFS

chkntfs /x c:

That would exclude checking of C drive on the next boot.
The /x command-line option is not accumulative. If you type it more than
once, the most recent entry overrides the previous entry. To exclude
multiple volumes, list them all in one command. For example, to exclude
both the E: and F: volumes, type:

chkntfs /x e: f:

If you have a scanner on your system, some "may" cause a conflict, which then leads to chkdsk problem.

 

[Guest]

Will this command solve the probelm just for the next boot or for all boots
until I cancel it out? What if the disk legitimately needs to be checked on
subsequent boots? I do have a scanner as part of a multi-function printer on
my network.

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

The chkntfs command is for the next boot. After that, the standard (normal) rules apply. If the scanner is attached to the problem pc, you may want to consider getting the latest driver from the manufacturer.