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I cannot get Excel 2016 to open and run a file by clicking on the file from File Explorer. Is there a bug?
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The issue got solved by an online repair from the Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
Hope it helps to others
In general, repair solves these kind of problems.
the permanent Solution for the problem is that you have to go to
file tab-->options-->Trust center-->Trust center Settings-->Protected View-->under this tab uncheck all the boxes
And have a nice excelling
There are no bugs and any such things in Office 2016. It is perfectly ready for use and in fact it is so much advanced that if any non-trusted file will not get opened in excel.
Anyways the permanent Solution for the problem is that you have to go to
file tab-->options-->Trust center-->Trust center Settings-->Protected View-->under this tab uncheck all the boxes
And here it is, the final version of Ultimate excel 2016.
have a nice excel
Hi Deepak,
I am having the same problem. I also tried resetting the file association back to excel but it did not work.
I am having trouble with all types of file extensions (.xlsx, .xls etc)
Any additional thoughts.