[REQUEST] How to Make a Repair-Volume PowerShell Script?

[Appletax]

I want to use Repair-Volume (PowerShell, new) instead of Check Disk (Command Prompt, old).

Can't get my script to work.

Repair-Volume -DriveLetter C -OfflineScanAndFix

Created in PowerShell ISE and saved as a .ps1 file.

Super basic version. Does not work. Discovered that by default, Windows 10 has PowerShell in Restricted mode - absolutely no PowerShell scripts will run.

Changed to Unrestricted mode to run any PowerShell scripts.

Opened PowerShell with admin privs and ran the script. Tried -ExecutionPolicy ByPass. Nothing works.

If I run the command within PowerShell admin mode (no script used), I instantly get the message "NoErrorsFound".

Here's the PowerShell ISE Debug results:

 

[mikeroq]

Gotta run it from admin.

 

[Appletax]

Gotta run it from admin.

Opened PowerShell as admin and ran it. Said it found no errors immediately.

Rebooted. It worked, but finished in about 5 seconds. Can't imagine it is doing much when Check Disk takes several minutes.

 

[Appletax]

I think I will need to try a different forum for something like this. Perhaps one centered around scripting/programming.

The fact that this is not a piece-of-cake to figure out like Check Disk/Command Prompt is very discouraging. Makes me want to say "eff" it and just continue using my command prompt scripts.

 

[mikeroq]

I did some searching and it seems that Offline flag doesn't do the prompt for a reboot like chkdsk does if the volume can't be taken offline.

Repair-Volume reboot prompt - Microsoft Q&A

The chkdsk /f command "Fixes errors on the disk. The disk must be locked. If chkdsk cannot lock the drive, a message appears that asks you if you want to check the drive the next time you restart the computer." I am well familiar with this…

docs.microsoft.com

When I run Repair-Volume -DriveLetter C -OfflineScanAndFix, it had a little progress bar but quickly went to No Errors Found. I'm assuming this went so quick since all my volumes are Healthy according to Get-Volume



So I plugged in my flash drive, which is dirty. It actually took maybe 30 seconds, and now both volumes on it are healthy.

If you a looking for a full offline scan like on reboot, I think you have to stick with chkdsk.