"Data Integrity Scan" Scheduled Task on Windows 8

Q

What is the scheduled task "\Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan" on my Windows 8 computer?

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A

"\Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan" is a scheduled task on Windows 8 system added as part of Windows installation.

You will see "\Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan" listed on Task Scheduler with the following information:

Name: Data Integrity Scan
Location: \Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan
Description: Scans fault-tolerant volumes for latent corruptions
Actions: Custom handler
Triggers: At system startup
History: 

"Data Integrity Scan" is scheduled with no triggers. It is disabled by default.

It is recommended to disable "\Microsoft\Windows\Data Integrity Scan\Data Integrity Scan" as a scheduled task.

 

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