Excel 2016 will not open file from file explorer

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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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Anonymous

The issue got solved by an online repair from the Programs and Features in the Control Panel.

Hope it helps to others

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Anonymous

2017-11-03T23:23:49+00:00

It works after the repair! Thanks!
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Anonymous

2017-08-28T00:24:52+00:00

can not get access to my Excel files. Get errer response 0xc 0000006
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Anonymous

2017-04-22T14:37:01+00:00

Having installed Office 2016 only yesterday, being told to do a Repair seemed ridiculous, in order to solve my "can't open Excel files by right-clicking in Explorer" problem. But it fixed my problem.

It also fixed an associated problem whereby CSV files downloaded from my bank through Chrome were no longer opening in Excel automatically.

In summary, to perform an Online Repair:

Control panel > Programs and features> Microsoft Office > Change > Online Repair

The Online Repair above worked. The Online repair takes a while but repairs the problem.

Thanks.
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Anonymous

2017-03-08T19:32:33+00:00

Hi,

Try the followings:

Open Excel --> Choose Settings in File menu --> Data Security Center --> On right bottom choose the button

--> on appearing dialog choose trusted places.

Here you can put all trusted places where you can open your Excel files from Explorer.

If you have another issue with opening please be more specific what is the issue with it?
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