When Windows is not shutdown properly, an automatic scandisk is performed on next system startup. Actually Windows runs "Autochk.exe" file to perform scandisk operation.
Windows shows 10 seconds timeout so that we can bypass the automatic scandisk. This tutorial will help you in modifying this timeout value.
1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager
2. In right-side pane create or modify DWORD value AutoChkTimeOut and set its value to the amount of time in seconds you want to show in timeout. For example, if you want to show 5 seconds timeout, then set its value to 5
NOTE: If no value is set, default 10 seconds value will be used by Windows. Also Windows will not accept timeout value more than 3 days, i.e. 259,200 seconds.
This article was posted by VG in following section: Troubleshooting, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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Hari Maurya
awesome trick Vishal !
Thnx
Riza
Nice tip. I'm going to use it. :)
Thanks Vishal.
Deyaa Addeen Fahmy Shedeed
Thanks a lots.
zeus
when do we open regedit? before that verification thing start?