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We have a few macros in our office we use for creating template documents we are running Windows 10 and office 2010 (we're behind we know).
If we open the templates through explorer with the preview pane active the popup dialog opens behind the active window and the word document doesn't even come up at all.
I have tested that it works when copied to the desktop and when the preview pane is disabled but it's not really a viable solution as much as it is just a work around.
If you have any fixes for us that would be great
Thanks,
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Answer accepted by question author
If your templates are macro driven, you might be able to insert the following VBA code into their startup routine and all open windows will be minimized.
Dim objShell
Set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
objShell.MinimizeAll
Set objShell = Nothing
Hope this helps