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Hello,
I cannot open downloaded Word documents (powerpoint included) that I download onto my computer from email or my online class. This happened after I downloaded Windows 10. My spyware is turned off and it does not change anything. Any tips if there is something else turned on I can't figure out to open them? I tried going through word and in a "repair" view but it still wouldn't open.
Thanks!
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Yes to all of the above. I have given up and rolled back to Windows 8 so I can do some work. All very frustrating.
Have you tried the manual steps (Workaround 1 and Workaround 2) in the article? Are you using Office 2013?
I am being blocked from opening Office files generally since upgrading to Windows 10. Files I could open a week ago, I no longer can, even if I unblock them, if that is an option in Properties, other ones I can. There doesn't seem to be any pattern. I can't open anything that is an attachment to an email. Tried saving to desktop - no luck.
If you mean that double-clicking *.docx files doesn't work, do the following: In File Explorer, click to select a file in the *.docx format. Then right-click the file; on the context menu, click Open With, click Choose Another App and locate winword.exe. Choose the option to set Word as the default.
Tried all of the above. It appears I can open word 97-2000 documents but not the new Word .docx ones. I was able to unblock some files but now that option isn't coming up in Properties.