A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
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May I ask if you have restarted your device after clicking “Repair Now”? If you have and the issue still persists, please try the steps below:
- Close all Office applications.
- Open Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features.
- Locate Microsoft 365 / Microsoft Office in the list.
- Right-click it and select Change.
- Choose Online Repair, then click Repair.
- Wait for the process to complete.
- Restart your computer, then open Word again.
If the issue still persists after Online Repair, check the following:
- Try opening Word in Safe Mode: Press
Win + R, then type:winword /safeto rule out add-ins. - Make sure in Windows Security (Smart App Control / Defender) is not blocking Office.
- As a last resort, completely uninstall Office using Microsoft’s official uninstall tool and reinstall it. https://support.microsoft.com/office/uninstall-microsoft-365-or-office-from-a-pc-9dd49b83-264a-477a-8fcc-2fdf5dbf61d8