title: localhost not reflecting/updating changes to html files
body: <p><b>The Problem:</b> Pretty straightforward - I am simply trying to do my work on localhost, but for some reason any time I make a change to an HTML file it does not update the corresponding view. <i>If</i> I want the change to be updated I have to restart the web server (using node) every time.</p>
  
  <p><b>The tech I'm using:</b></p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>MS Visual Studio 15</li>
  <li>Node</li>
  <li>Windows 10 machine </li>
  <li>Chrome. </li>
  <li><i>If you need more info just let me know.</i></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p><b>What I have tried:</b> Began with small things and tried working my way out</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>I use nodemon so I run my web server like this: <code>$nodemon server.js</code>. So just to test it out, I then ran it just using: <code>node server.js</code>. Didn't work. </li>
  <li>I then thought maybe my HTML file is too nested for Node's file structure to pick up any changes. So I tried editing a file that was only 2 directories down from the root (and I know for a fact it had worked in the past). Didn't work.</li>
  <li><p>I then read a post, here: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24162978/localhost-has-stopped-updating-when-various-flask-python-scripts-are-run-how-do">localhost stopped updating - python</a>. I thought maybe node/nodemon had a process running from the night before (my computer restarted on it's own) and I just couldn't find the right process to kill. Tried searching for it:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Windows Task Manager, didn't show up. Only showed up until I ran the process again via the command line. So, that didn't work.</li>
  <li>Looked for a process using the command line by typing in: <code>$netstat -ano | find "LISTENING" | find "8080"</code>. It returned nothing. So just to be on the save side I typed in: <code>taskkill /f /im node.exe</code>. Didn't work.</li>
  </ul></li>
  <li><p>Lastly, as I stated in attempt #3, my computer restarted last night on it's own which is what I believe is causing this issue, I then looked to kill any processes related to MS Visual Studio. My thoughts being I'm getting desperate for an answer. Didn't work.</p></li>
  <li><p>Forgot to mention - Yes, I tried checking for changes on Firefox and MS Edge and no it doesn't update on those browsers either.</p></li>
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  <p>This problem is very basic, I think. However, I do not see why it is occurring; I have never ran into something like this. Thoughts/ideas/potential solutions will be greatly appreciated as well! I don't want to have to restart the server every single time to check on my changes.</p>
  
  <p><i>Also not sure what tags to even put, so feel free!</i></p>
  
  <p><b>EDIT:</b> I tested the same issue with another project and it worked fine. As in, I ran <code>$nodemon server.js</code> and made changes to the home page of a separate project and the HTML was updated without having to restart the server.</p>