Fix Disk Check Error In Dual Boot Windows 8 Windows 7 System

 Windows 8 is an awesome OS with lot of new features and improvements including fast start up and shutdown. I have been using this OS since its first testing version and it has improved a lot now in its final testing version. However, one problem that I often encountered in my dual boot Windows 8 Windows 7 system is disk check error when booting into Windows 7.
In my dual boot system, when I starting Windows 7 after shutting down Windows 8, sometimes it checks hard drive for errors, which is annoying. Have you encountered similar issue? Read below to know what I did to solve the problem.
A new feature of Windows 8 (Release Preview) is its “Fast Startup”. Its advanced hybrid hibernation functionality on shutdown allows faster startup times. I think this partial shutdown process could be the main reason of disk checks error in a dual boot system.

How to fix disk check error in a dual boot Windows 8 Windows 7 system?

On your Windows 8, go to Control Panel (click Win + C, choose Settings and then click Control Panel) and click System and Security.

• Here, choose “Power Options” and on the left sidebar click “Choose what the power button does” option.

• Now click on “Change settings that are currently unavailable” option.  

 

• Now, under “Shutdown” settings, uncheck the box against “Turn on fast startup”. Then click “Save changes” button to save the settings. Hope this will solve your disk check error in a dual boot system.

 Important note: The above procedure is only for those who installed Windows 8 in a dual boot setup with Windows 7. Moreover, the above procedure may not solve the disk check error that occurs due to virtualization software.

Category: How to, Tips/Tricks, Windows8