Chkdsk ("Check Disk") in Windows 8
Windows 8 has redesigned the venerable “chkdsk” tool. The tool has a new approach to disk health, speed optimizations in recognition of modern large disks, and support for ReFS (“Resilient File System”).
The following Microsoft MSDN Blog article covers the tools features and operational approach—
- Redesigning chkdsk and the new NTFS health model, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/05/09/redesigning-chkdsk-and-the-new-ntfs-health-model.aspx