You are a PC Support Specialist for Fabrikam, Inc.
A user has a Windows 8.1 computer that is reporting corruption errors on the C: drive.
You need to resolve this issue in the least amount of time,
What should you do?
A. At an elevated command prompt, run fsutil.exe repair enumerate C: Sverify.
B. At an elevated command prompt, run CHKDSK/SPOTFIX.
C. At an elevated command prompt, run CHKDSK/I.
D. At an elevated PowerShell prompt, run Repair-Volume -scan.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Reference:
http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/how-to-scan-fix-hard-drives-with-chkdsk-in-windows-8/
Explanation:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/09/redesigning-chkdsk-and-the-new-ntfs-health-model.aspx Redesigning chkdsk and the new NTFS health model
Key design changes to help improve availability:
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d. Precise and rapid correction At the user or administrator’s convenience, the volume can be taken offline, and the corruptions logged in the previous step can be fixed. The downtime from this operation, called "Spotfix," takes only seconds, and on Windows Server 8 systems with cluster shared volumes, we’ve eliminated this downtime completely.
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Q) Is a reboot absolutely required to fix non-system volumes? No, but the Action Center generally provides the simplest experience. If you’re an advanced user, you can fix non-system volumes by opening the properties of the drive, or by running chkdsk scan <volume>: and chkdsk spotfix
<volume>: from the command line.
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Further Information:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh848662.aspx
Repair-Volume
Performs repairs on a volume.
Parameters
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-Scan
Scans the volume.
