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same issue office 365 -this worked for me
Cannot open files from Windows Explorer
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In order to open up files in excel 2013 (csv, xlsx, or xls) i must open them directly from within Excel. If I double click a file from Windows Explorer, Excel opens up but does not open the file. No errors. Just a **** excel instance. It looks like I just opened up the application from my start screen.
Other Office 2013 applications work as expected. I.e, I can open up a docx from Windows Explorer just fine.
Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2015-09-15T13:37:50+00:00 This worked for me. What a rel;ief.
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Anonymous
2015-08-29T23:38:29+00:00 I run Windows 10. In the 10525 rev, Excel 2013 starts and opens the excel file with a double click - as you would expect.
HOWEVER, in the new and "better" 10532 revision of Win 10, double click ONLY opens the excel program. I have to drag the file into it to open the file.
Windows 10 rev 10532 appears to me to be the villain.
MICROSOFT - Please fix this.
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Anonymous
2015-08-15T13:26:55+00:00 Simple solution - this did work for me - Options / Advanced / General / untick "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"
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Anonymous
2015-08-01T03:48:15+00:00 Quick Repair solved my problem.
The real question is why there is a problem in the first place; that is, why is Microsoft installing defective software, and letting the user community solve the problem for them?
I installed Office 365 on July 30, and had to "repair" it on July 31.
With any other product, that would be unacceptable, but Microsoft seems quite comfortable with it.
Incidentally, I contacted Office 365 Tech Support about this issue. Their idea of tech support was to give me a link to this page (which I had already seen...as well as dozens of other pages on other forums.)
It's an interesting business model, isn't it? Release defective products and count on the buyers to provide solutions. I can see that it would be far cheaper than getting it right.