How to tail a file in Windows using Notepad++

Q: Notepad++ is great for viewing log files but the prompt that file has been updated gets old.  How can we configure it to automatically reload when the log file has been updated?

UPDATE: They have added this feature to the toolbar in Notepad++ (open the file then click the EYE in the toolbar)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-6.9.2-released.html

Or use Baretail - which supports highlighting - https://www.baremetalsoft.com/baretail/

A: Install the Document Monitor Plugin.

1. Open Notepad++ (Available here)
2. Click Plugins / Click Plugin Manager / Click Show Plugin Manager
3. Click the checkbox next to "Document Monitor" (Figure 1) then click Install (let it restart Notepad++ when prompted.
4. With Notepad++ open, open the log file to be monitored
5. Click Plugins, click Document Monitor, click "Start to Monitor"
6. The file will automatically be reloaded when it is updated.

Figure 1: Install Document Monitor plugin

There is also a great application called Baretail for this.