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Word opens multiple windows

Anonymous
2019-12-06T14:06:08+00:00

When I click Word app icon, multiple document windows open automatically. I then have to close the unwanted documents by clicking x icon, it a hassle to go through this every time I open. How can I stop this?

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HansV 462.6K Reputation points
2019-12-06T14:22:28+00:00

Word will automatically open all documents in a specific folder. By default it is

C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

You can open this folder in File Explorer by typing (or pasting) the following into the address bar and pressing Enter:

%appdata%\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

It is possible to change this location. You can check this in Word, by selecting File > Options > Advanced, then scrolling down to the General section and clicking File Locations...

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  1. Stefan Blom 342.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2019-12-11T19:44:57+00:00

    Note that Word's Startup folder can only be used for template files. These will be loaded into memory as global templates.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-07T17:12:33+00:00

    Hi,

    Have you referred to the suggestion provided by HansV? Please feel free to post back if you need any further help.

    Thanks,

    Chitrahaas

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