Scenario:

- Auto-recover is enabled in excel
- An Unsaved Excel document is open
- An SMS process for applying security or windows update patches causes a
forced/unattended system reboot

After the reboot is performed, the unsaved changes are lost in the excel
document, because Autorecover doesn't think there is an autorecover document
(apparently).

I've had this happen a number of times, but it isn't 100% consistent. Is
there anything I can do to increase the likelihood that autorecover will
actually work (short of trying to disable SMS and windows update)? Is it
possible that autorecover *did* work, and just isn't displaying the
autorecover task pane for some reason?