Lost information from an unsaved Wordpad window - any way to restore?

Hello @Alfred001,

Alfred001 said:

I had some important information typed into an open Wordpad window. I left my computer on over night and it appears to have done a Windows update of its own accord and consequently restarted itself.

Is there any way I can restore what was typed into the unsaved window? I reeeeeally need it.

Oh dear.

These MIGHT help, although as the computer Restarted I am doubtful . . .

> HOW TO RECOVER UNSAVED WORD PAD FILE
> How to Recover Unsaved or Deleted Wordpad Document
> How to Recover WordPad Document on Windows 11/10/8.1/8

I REALLY do hope these will help !

I left my computer on over night and it appears to have done a Windows update of its own accord and consequently restarted itself.

Thjere are valid ways to control this default behaviour.
Tutorials refer.
More if you have Pro.

Alfred,

Windows Update Auto-restart Deadline - Change in Windows 10
Windows Update Auto-restart Required Notification - Configure in Windows 10
Windows Update Auto-restart Reminder Notifications - Configure in Windows 10
Windwos Update Auto-restart Warning Notifications Schedule - Configure in Windows 10
Windows Update - Choose When to Restart in Windows 10
Windows Update Restart Notifications - Turn On or Off in Windows 10
Windows Update - Schedule a Restart Time in Windows 10
Windows Update - Specify Deadlines for Automatic Updates and Restarts in Windows 10

Added after dalchina's reminder [below]

Windows Update Active Hours - Change in Windows 10

Windows Update Active Hours - Change in Windows 10 Mobile Phone

Windows Update Active Hours - Enable or Disable in Windows 10

Denis

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I took that list from my downloaded copy of the tutorial index. I filtered it by restart then copied the entries that also mentioned Windows update.

It's really worth making time to browse through the Tutorial index - there's a shortcut to it at the top of every page.

- At the foot of the Tutorial index is a shortcut to download it as a spreadsheet.
- I download a new copy each month.
- By downloading it as a spreadsheet I can benefit from Excel's excellent filtering capabilities when I search for topics of interest.

- Tutorials are also listed by category at Tutorials - there's also a shortcut to that at the top of every page.
- Both tutorial lists are searchable.
- You can also search for TenForumsTutorials in many general search engines, such as Google, by adding site:tenforums.com/tutorials after your search term. For example,
taskbar toolbars site:tenforums.com/tutorials

You can search TenForums using the search box in the top-right corner of all TenForums webpages or using Advanced Search - TenForums
- You can also search TenForums threads in many general search engines, such as Google, by adding site:tenforums.com after your search term. For example,
Search for drivers by HardwareID site:tenforums.com
- [This is what the search box in the top-right corner of TenForums webpages does automatically]

Alfred001 said:

Could you refer me to a tutorial? I'd like to tell Windows to never restart without my consent, not even with a "Windows will restart in x time unless you intervene"

Simply
- click Tutorials at the top
- type 'update restart' in the search box (enter)

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And of course there's Active Hours.

Below the main text of most tutorials is a list of related tutorials.