Windows 8 desktop stuck in “Repairing disk errors”

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While working on a project I was suddenly informed by windows 8 that it ABSOLUTELY just HAD to reset to install updates, and I had 15 minutes to comply. So I save my stuff and click "update and restart". My computer starts installing updates, gets to 30%, then shuts down. I hear 2 quick beeps from the motherboard speaker and it starts up again showing "repairing disk errors", along with a message informing me that this could take an hour. This has now been about 4 hours ago. The disk activity lights have long since stopped blinking and it's sitting there keeping my files hostage. What should I do to repair this? The computer is less then a year old with a hard disk with about 1.8TB space. The motherboard is an Asus Sabertooth Z77. I haven't touched anything on my PC and it's currently still on showing the same image.

Status Update:

Restarting the system brought me to auto repair, it failed and brought me to a repair menu. Can't boot in safe mode or use any restore option. Command prompt shows the entire C: drive to be renamed to the D: drive and I'm currently running chkdsk /r/f on it.

Best Answer

I would suggest you to perform a startup repair using Windows 8 bootable DVD or USB drive and check if that helps.

  • Insert the installation DVD or USB and boot Windows 8 from it.
  • In the Windows setup page select the language to install, Time and currency format and the keyboard or input method and click on next.
  • Click on Repair your computer and select Troubleshoot.
  • Click on Advanced options and select Automatic Repair and select the operating system.

In screen Advanced Startup Options, click on Command Prompt.

Type chkdsk d: /r/f and hit Enter.

Where:

  • /r : Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.
  • /f : Fixes errors on the disk.

When chkdsk is finished, restart your computer and check if the error persists.

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