Does a computer shut down automatically after a check disk?

Question

I have recently been getting messages to do a check disk on my computer in which i have to press any key in order to stop it so I have been wondering does a check disk shut down the computer automatically after it's over?And also does everything happen automatically I want to leave my computer on during the night in order for it to finish since, I have heard that these take a long time to finish since it has about 4-5 stages.

Answer 1

It will not need to use a system restart unless you set the checkbox for fixing problems & it's the system's hard drive. 

If you set that checkbox then it will ask if you want to check for hard disk errors the next time you start your computer.

If you click on Schedule disk check then it will do its scan before competing bootup into Windows the next time you restart the PC.

Answer 2

SecretGamer,

The other part of your question was about shutting the system down afterwards.  For this task your best bet would be to set up a Power Plan to achieve the shutdown when activity ceases [in this case, the PC will be inactive after Windows starts as the disk scan is done outside Windows].

XP Rocks,

Admin authorisation is required to initiate disk checks but, as that is done at the time you start the disk scanning utility, there are no further interventions required.

Answer 3

from an elevated command prompt?

Answer 4

No, but it will restart when finished.