PC scanning and repairing on cold boot after power is disconnected

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
       #1

    PC scanning and repairing on cold boot after power is disconnected


    Hi all,

    I've bought a new PC and I've noticed that whenever the power is disconnected when it's off it does the scanning and repairing thing when I turn it back on again. This is if I turn it off at the plug, or the few power cuts I've had while I've had it. I'm fairly certain I've been turning it off properly, I was just wondering if this is something anybody has heard about before and if I should worry about it.


    Thanks!
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #2

    Hi Speckled Jim. Welcome to the TenForums @Speckled Jim

    How are you turning it off properly, that is how are you shutting down?

    Ken
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 2,538
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit
       #3

    Are you shutting down via the desktop's on/off button (forced shutdown - not recommended) or via shutdown (start button>Power>shutdown)?
    If you force shutdown it may affect the hard drive if it is writing to it so will run a repair at startup.
    If it's doing this after correctly shutting down & unplugging the device then no that doesn't sound right.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I always switch it off via the start menu. This is not something that happens all the time - only when it's switched off at the plug when it's powered down. And it's definitely shut down that i press on the start menu, not sleep !

    Thanks for your help!
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 30,117
    Windows 11 Pro x64 Version 23H2
       #5

    Thanks.

    Some folks do you power button but they have deliberately set an "Action" in the Advance Power setting. One of my machines I set to Sleep.

    I wonder if this is somehow tied to either a BIOS Fast Start Option or Windows Fast StartUp.

    As a really quick test for Windows Fast Startup you could disable hibernation which will disable Windows Fast StartUp.

    to a command prompt(admin) type

    powercfg -h off

    To turn it back on replace the word off with on in the command above. With it disabled you could try shutting off at plug and seeing if computer displays same behaviour.

    Do you mind sharing make model of device?
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 7,871
    Windows 11 Pro 64 bit
       #6

    This happens on my desktop PC occasionally and I can't work out why. I usually just turn off the mains power then restart and all is OK. I sometimes use Autoruns to check there are no missing files waiting to run on startup and delete those. Also run chkdsk on your system drive e.g. chkdsk c: /spotfix
      My Computers


  7. Posts : 41,412
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #7

    A new PC should not have any disk or drive problems.
    Is the computer still under warranty?
    What troubleshooting steps have your already made?
    Have you done a drive SMART test?
    Have you ran chkdsk /x /f or chkdsk /x /r ?
    Open administrative command and type: fsutil dirty query C:
    Please post the results into the thread.
    If you have already ran chkdsk /x /f /r the results can be checked in the event.vwr
    Read Chkdsk Log in Event Viewer in Windows 10 Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

    Please post information about your computer specs: Make, model, drives etc.
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 15,024
    Windows 10 IoT
       #8

    If enabled, try turning off Windows 10 Fast Startup as a test. Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Hi again. My specs are below:

    INTEL CORE I7 7700 OEM
    MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON DDR4 LGA1151
    DDR4 16GB 3000MHZ CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX BLACK [CMK16GX4M2B3000C15]
    SAMSUNG SOLID STATE DRIVE 2.5" 250GB MLC SATA III EVO SERIES
    SEAGATE 2TB SATAIII 64MB ST2000DM006
    CORSAIR PSU 600W BUILDER SERIES CX600 CP-9020048-UK

    (That's all I thought could be relevant, anyway - if you need all of it, let me know)

    I ran chkdsk. Here are the results:

    Log Name: ApplicationSource: ChkdskDate: 01/09/2017 17:14:24Event ID: 26212Task Category: NoneLevel: InformationKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: DESKTOP-QDTHHA6Description:Chkdsk was executed in read-only mode on a volume snapshot. Checking file system on C:The type of the file system is NTFS.WARNING! /F parameter not specified.Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ... 364288 file records processed. File verification completed. 6723 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ... 487340 index entries processed. Index verification completed. 0 unindexed files scanned. 0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found. Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...Security descriptor verification completed. 61527 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal... 37356136 USN bytes processed. Usn Journal verification completed.Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.No further action is required. 243618815 KB total disk space. 79159912 KB in 168957 files. 125384 KB in 61528 indexes. 0 KB in bad sectors. 478767 KB in use by the system. 65536 KB occupied by the log file. 163854752 KB available on disk. 4096 bytes in each allocation unit. 60904703 total allocation units on disk. 40963688 allocation units available on disk.Event Xml:<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="Chkdsk" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">26212</EventID> <Level>4</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-09-01T16:14:24.589005200Z" /> <EventRecordID>1965</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>DESKTOP-QDTHHA6</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Checking file system on C:The type of the file system is NTFS.WARNING! /F parameter not specified.Running CHKDSK in read-only mode.Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ... 364288 file records processed. File verification completed. 6723 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ... 487340 index entries processed. Index verification completed. 0 unindexed files scanned. 0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found. Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...Security descriptor verification completed. 61527 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal... 37356136 USN bytes processed. Usn Journal verification completed.Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.No further action is required. 243618815 KB total disk space. 79159912 KB in 168957 files. 125384 KB in 61528 indexes. 0 KB in bad sectors. 478767 KB in use by the system. 65536 KB occupied by the log file. 163854752 KB available on disk. 4096 bytes in each allocation unit. 60904703 total allocation units on disk. 40963688 allocation units available on disk.</Data> <Binary>008F0500208403003475060000000000F4000000180000000000000000000000</Binary> </EventData></Event>
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 41,412
    windows 10 professional version 1607 build 14393.969 64 bit
       #10

    The DM log collector will collect in addition to any bsod dump files: msinfo32, dxdiag, event.vwr, etc.
    Please post a zip so we can troubleshoot the logs.

    BSOD - Posting Instructions - Windows 10 Forums
      My Computer


 

  Related Discussions
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 10 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 10" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

© Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:56.
Find Us




Windows 10 Forums