Running Check Disk on an ESXI VM
Windows 10 VM on an ESXi 6.7 Host
It couldn’t be easier. You don’t need to do it from the command line anymore. No more reboot needed. No more 7 hour waits…
Double click This PC from your desktop
Right click the drive you want to check
Select Properties
Select the Tools tab
Click Check
Click Scan Drive to start
Once it is finished….Follow these steps to view the Check Disk (CHKDSK) results:
Open Control Panel
Select Administrative Tools
Click Event Viewer
Open the Windows Logs
Select Application log
Right Click the Application log
Click Find
Type wininit in the dialog box
Click Find Next
Click the Source/wininit line once it is found
In the lower pane, the CHKDSK log will show
Read through it carefully
