July 2020 – Page 2 – Tech Savvy Life

So, how do you fix the Windows detected a hard disk problem error in your PC? We are going to look at two ways to resolve this error.

Note! It is recommended to exit all running programs. Also, you may want to backup your important documents and files to an external drive or cloud storage.

This for for the Windows 10 operating system, other versions will be similar.

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How to Check Your Hard Drive Status

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Open a Command Prompt

First, we have to open an administrative Command Prompt by using the Start menu. Click Start, type command in the Cortana search bar and you’ll see the Command Prompt menu options on the right. Now, just click the Run as administrator option. Refer to below image:

HD Problem 1 — The Command Prompt option to run as administrator

If you get the User Account Control dialog box, just click the Yes button.

Using the System File Checker Utility

To preview the available options in using this utility, type in sfc help and press Enter. See below image:

HD Problem 2 — The help screen for System File Checkder

We are going to opt in for the scannow option. Now, type in sfc /scannow and press Enter. This may take a little while, so be patient. Before you close this Command Prompt window, ensure that it is 100% complete. See following image for a result similar to yours:

HD Problem 3 — The result of running System File Checker

This option will scan all protected system files and replace all corrupted files with a backup copy. After the process is 100% finished, exit the Command Prompt, restart your machine and see if the problem is resolved. Notice, I had corrupted files that the utility resolved.

If you are still experiencing problems, lets try the second method to fix the error.

Using the Check Disk Utility

To preview the available options in using this utility, first open the Command Prompt and select the Run as administrator option as noted in the first image above. Then type in help chkdsk and press Enter. See below image:

HD Problem 4 — The help screen for Check Disk Utility

First, lets scan your main volume, or drive C. Type in chkcsk C: /scan and press Enter. Refer to below image for results similar to yours:

HD Problem 6 — Running a scan of a hard drive partition

If the scan shows no errors, then you are finished and your hard drive should be funcational. If not, we are going to opt in for several options as follows:

/f – fixes errors on the selected volume

/r – locates bad sectors and recovers readable information

/x – forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. Imples using the /f option.

Now, type in chkdsk C: /f/r/x and press the Enter key.

You may receive the following screen denoting that chkdsk needs to run after a restart. If so, respond with a y, exit the Command Prompt and restart your device. See below image:

HD Problem 5 — Repairing a hard drive partition using Check Disk Utility after a restart

If you need to check and fix a hard drive problem on other partitions, replace the drive letter C: with those partition letter (s).

Getting Rid of the Hard Disk Failure Message

Sometimes the message Windows detected a hard disk problem pops up even when there are no errors with the hard disk. In order to not be annoyed by this, you can follow the steps below to disable it.

First, open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows+R key. Then type in gpedit.msc and click OK. Refer to below image:

HD Problem 7 — Starting the Group Policy Editor using the Run command

Next, head to Administrative Templates > System > Troubleshooting and Diagnostics > Disk Diagnostics. Then double-click on Disk Diagnostics: Configure execution level on the right pane. See below image:

HD Problem 8 — Finding the error message location for detected hard drive error

Now, click on Disabled option and click OK. See following image:

HD Problem 9 — Diabling the hard drive error detected message.

Finally, exit the dialog box and restart your PC. Your hard drive should now be fixed. If the error message no longer appears, navigate back to the image above and click the Enabled option, then exit and restart your machine. Congratulations, you are finished. Please feel free to share this post! One way to share is via Twitter, as mentioned below.

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Microsoft Word will auto adjust table column widths to fit the content you are entering. This is the default setting for a Word table. There are times you may not want this, instead, you want to control the column widths.

The default setting may push the table beyond the right margin or a column widens unnecessarily.

So, let’s see how to turn off AutoFit option and do table adjustments yourself.

This is for Office 365 Microsoft Word on PCs, Macs and similar platforms. Other versions of Word will be similar.

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Turn Off AutoFit Feature

To turn off this feature, first, place your cursor anywhere in the table you want to change.

Next, go to the Layout tab located in right hand side, not to be confused with the other Layout tab to the left side of the screen. Note! This option only appears when you are in a table. Refer to below image:

Now, click AutoFit and select the Fixed Column Width option. See below image:

You can now drag the column borders to your desired width. The column borders you set will stay that way even if you enter longer text into them. See following image:

Now, you can control Word’s table column widths. That’s it.

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The author’s Vietnam eBook on the Battle for Tra Bong: Events and Aftermath

Battle for Tra Bong Vietnam: Events and Aftermath

Click here to preview or order. Although this is not technical, I thought I would give a plug for my e-book published in December 2018. You can access the e-book from a Kindle device or the free Kindle app for desktops and smartphones.

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The firebase had tremendous firepower with automatic weapons, 50-caliber, and 60-caliber machine guns including a Quad 50, Dusters, 8-inch and 175 howitzers, mortars, grenades, claymores, flares, etc.

We had a major battle in September 1970. That battle and how it impacted me and my FDC team is the emphasis of the e-book. The ebook is in the Kindle format and available from Amazon. Click here to preview or order.