Excel 2016 will not open file from file explorer

Anonymous
2015-09-25T09:51:21+00:00

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
2015-11-24T11:55:44+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2017-04-25T02:03:41+00:00

    Online repair doesn't help me but Uninstall and re-installing it back fixed my issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-01-25T02:44:46+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

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-06-18T08:44:03+00:00

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

    Hope it helps to others

    Thanks, it is working perfectly, but took some time to understand,

    goto ControlPanel

    Select  Program and Features

    select office 365

    right click and select "Change"

    select "Quick Repair"

    Rgds,

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-27T17:18:53+00:00

    The above "Protected View" option did not work for me, but unchecking the "File Block Settings" items did!

    to recap - I went here:

    file tab-->options-->Trust center-->Trust center Settings-->File Block Settings-->under this tab uncheck all the boxes

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