MY MICROSOFT WOLD FILE NOT OPEN

Question

When the word file open, an error tribble shooting is shown in the window

Answer 1

Are you seeing the recovery pane? Does this happen with a particular document or at any time when you start Word?

Answer 2

Try these steps in order:

1. Install the latest Office updates.
   • Open any Office app.
   • Go to Help > Check for Updates.
   • Turn on Automatically keep Microsoft apps up to date.
   • Select Update and install all available updates.
2. Repair the Office installation.
   • Select Start.
   • Open Control Panel.
   • Go to Programs > Programs and Features.
   • Select Microsoft Office.
   • Choose Change.
   • Select Quick Repair and then Repair.
3. Try opening the file from inside Word instead of double-clicking it.
   • Open Word first.
   • Select File > Open > Browse.
   • Find the document and open it.
4. If the file may be damaged, use Open and Repair.
   • In Word, select File > Open > Browse.
   • Select the file.
   • Select the arrow next to Open.
   • Choose Open and Repair.
5. If Word says the file type is blocked, try Recover Text.
   • In Word, select File > Open.
   • Select the document once.
   • In the Open dropdown, choose Recover Text.
   • Select Open.
   • If it opens, save it again as Word Document (.docx).

If the problem happens only when opening by double-clicking from File Explorer, the file association may be broken. In that case:

• Go to Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs.
• Under Set a default for a file type or link type, set Word file types to open with Word.

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