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Hello,<br />
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<b>What would cause Windows 10 to spontaneously restart on its own overnight?</b><br />
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It seems like similar restart occurred a while back (weeks-to-months) as well, but when getting to my computer this morning, it was clear that it had restarted overnight.<br />
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I looked for some indication of a Windows update having been installed but could not determine where to look to see a history.<br />
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<b>Is it likely a Windows issue and if so, where can a setting be changed so that I can modify it to restart only when I want?</b><br />
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<b>Also, if it is not a Windows issue, is there some kind of log kept by Windows that will tell me what/why/when it occurred or some other way to diagnose it?</b><br />
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Thanks
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Hello,

What would cause Windows 10 to spontaneously restart on its own overnight?

It seems like similar restart occurred a while back (weeks-to-months) as well, but when getting to my computer this morning, it was clear that it had restarted overnight.

I looked for some indication of a Windows update having been installed but could not determine where to look to see a history.

Is it likely a Windows issue and if so, where can a setting be changed so that I can modify it to restart only when I want?

Also, if it is not a Windows issue, is there some kind of log kept by Windows that will tell me what/why/when it occurred or some other way to diagnose it?

Thanks

Windows spontaneously and unexpectedly restarts overnight

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