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Microsoft Office and Other Software Stopped Working After KB5001716 Quality Update

Akaki Chalatashvili 5 Reputation points
2023-10-04T08:17:25.6866667+00:00

Hi everybody,

I started to experience a strange problem after installing the quality update KB5001716 (this is what I put the blame on). After the update, I restarted my computer and realized that none of the Office programs responded, even Adobe programs stopped working. When I try to open my Word, Excel or other Office files, nothing happens. There was a guy on Youtube who suggested turning off the Printer Spooler service, which I did, but still the problem is there.

I am running Windows 22H2 and Office 2019 Professional.

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  1. Akaki Chalatashvili 5 Reputation points
    2023-10-04T11:05:58.31+00:00

    And here is my solution. Again, a blessed Youtube video helped me. The update which was supposed to help the customers, brought some mess in the registry. I had to go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\winword.exe, locate UseFilter and delete the value. Did the same for Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Excel, Acrobat, etc. Now it works.

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  2. AllenLiu-MSFT 49,316 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-10-05T01:29:40.55+00:00

    Hi, @Akaki Chalatashvili

    Thanks very much for your feedback. We're glad that the problem is solved now. Here's a short summary for the problem, we believe this will help other users to search for useful information more quickly.

    Problem/Symptom:

    After installing the quality update KB5001716, none of the Office programs responded, even Adobe programs stopped working.

    Solution/Workaround:

    The update brought some mess in the registry.

    We have to go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\winword.exe, locate UseFilter and delete the value. Did the same for Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Excel, Acrobat, etc. Now it works.

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