Office 2016 keep reconfiguring each time I open it

Repit 1 Reputation point
2022-10-17T09:02:21.783+00:00

Hi,
I have a problem with office 2016 reconfiguring itslef every time I open it.

To fix this issue I tried to rename:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\Office Setup Controller\setup.exe -> setupold.exe
This didn't work

Then I tried The registry DWORD:
HKEY-CURRENT-USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16\Word\Options
HKEY-CURRENT-USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16\Excel\Options

Adding or each a DWORD named NoRereg with a value of 1

This solution worked for Word (It open without reconfiguring itself) but didn't work for excel as Excel keep reconfiguring every time I open it.

It's seems strange that this two program have different behaviuor with the same options.

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  1. Charles Qi_MSFT 966 Reputation points
    2022-10-18T07:50:30.287+00:00

    Hi, @Repit

    You can have a try of following steps to see if the issue can be solved.

    1. Right click Excel and choose "Run as Admin" and see if it can help you solve the issue,
    2. If the issue is not solved, you can start an office repair. Here is the guildance of how to run it [repair-an-office-application-7821d4b6-7c1d-4205-aa0e-a6b40c5bb88b][1]
    3. Also you can try to open Excel using safe mode. To activate safe mode, hold Ctrl as you click Excel, then click yes to see if the program opens as normal. If it does, you can disable the add-ins you have individually to see which one causes the program.

    If the response is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.
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  2. Repit 1 Reputation point
    2022-10-18T14:18:05.077+00:00

    Hi, thanks.
    I have tried "Run As Admin" and the problem it's still there.
    I tried repair and keep installing and reconfiguring itself

    Tried Safe mode and it open without reconfiguring so I disabled every Add-In but than it's back to reconfiguring itself.

    It work in safe mode but not on normal mode with every add-in disabled.

    I tried unistall every office update but as soon I end unistalling every update and restart the PC, updates are back in Control Panel.

    Really don't know what to do,