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I've got Microsoft office 2016 and am running Windows 7. When opening an excel file so that it is maximized I get a second blank window with the excel icon in the top left corner and only the formula bar in it. It just started doing this and it rather aggravating as when I move the spreadsheet I opened to my other screen the blank one flashes and I can't just close the blank window. If i open the same excel file so that it's not maximized the second window does not open. It's almost like they're the same window and attached to one another. Does anyone know of a fix for this?
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I have found the reason, why it is happening - there is conflict between nview from nvidia and some apps of office365 (excel with second window and outlook with issue of opening some message windows after plug in/off the second monitor/projector).
If you uninstall nview from your comp, the issue with excel will be gone.
Assume nobody has got a resolution to this yet?
We've got one user in an office of 250+ with this issue, becoming frustrating! As mentioned, opening Excel in a minimized view prevents the second window from opening.
Office 365 Excel 2013.
Not that more people necessarily helps but same issue here. Funny that the minimize trick works. That's the first thing i've seen that prevents it from happening. I wonder whats going on?
Jeremy, I'm beyond amazed that you narrowed it down to that!!!
I just did what you said and it's exactly the same for me. If open Excel maximized, the second window opens. If I minimized Excel before I close it, the next time it opens (which is a minimized window) there is no second blank window. I also have done a complete re-install and nothing solved it.
Dell Precision T3500
Intel Xeon W3530
NVidia Quadro K1200
Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus (Version 1705 - Build 8201.2200 Click-to-Run)
I have the same issue. Narrowed it down to if Excel is opened maximized, the second blank window opens.
If Excel is opened as normal window, no second window.
Tried other fixes such as others have posted here with none working. Tried repair utility, online repair utility, full uninstall and new install from Office 365. Still have issue.
Dell Precision 7710, Windows 10 Pro, 64bit, NVIDIA Quadro M5000M video, Intel P530 video, Office 2016