Windows 10: Where can I find unsaved files after Windows restart?

I was working all day (13 hours) mainly using notepad, and left the computer a few moments to get something to eat.

When I came back, the PC had entered sleep mode, and when hitting a key the PC blue screened with the message "Restarting...", and then it used an hour or two for installing updates. ("Don't turn the computer off")



Now, I have thoroughly searched Documents and C:\Users\[username]\AppData\ including subfolders, but no relevant temporary files was found.



Please don't tell me to change "update settings". I have done this a billion times, and every time it goes back to notification off and 8:00 - 17:00.

(Exactly this scenario has happened many times before)

:)

 

How can I recover files lost on automatic Restart

Hi,

We'd like to elaborate on the information provided by Gil deG
about an option to recover your Word document. There is an option for you to check the unsaved file that you have lost. If you are using Office 2013 or later version, follow the steps below:

• Open Word app and click on File menu.
• Click Info and Manage Versions then click
  Recover Unsaved Documents.
• From there, you can look for the unsaved files.

Feel free to respond for additional help.

 

Hard drive/ OS issue

a guy suggested :

• shutdown
• unhooked HDD
• restarted
• yay !!
• reconnected HDD
• restarted
• yay !!

also , try method 3
Fix: 'The Drive Where Windows is Installed is Locked'

 

Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.


Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.