When trying to create a System Image in the "Backup and Restore" facility built into Windows 10, my External 2TB Hard Drive wasn't displayed as a viable location. After doing some digging, it was...

When you perform a hard shutdown before logging off, Windows won't save your settings IE taskbar size, start menu icons, desktop icon placements etc. This means that when you turn the computer off...

Have you tried to boot into Windows 10 in safe mode at all it's possible it's trying to read the read/write permissions for something in the root of the drive and failing for some reason

When you ran CHKDSK.EXE, what were the arguments you put in? Example: chkdsk C: /f

Have you performed any virus scans because it's likely there is a virus on your computer that keeps deleting all sorts from different directories. Try running a scan with a free program such as...

If you have an installation disc, either for Windows 7 or Windows 10, try booting off the CD if possible. Otherwise, if you have a different computer readily available that can connect to the...

You could have tried the following;

Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC
Type "cmd.exe" and check the tickbox
Click "Yes" at the UAC window
Then, type the following before pressing enter between each one;...