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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.
I'm not Ben, but here are my answer:
1. Is this the first time that you encountered this issue?
It happens repeadetly. I can reproduce this issue every single time. I open a document and this second broken window with only a formula bar appears when I minimize the window.
2. Did you make any changes on the computer before you encountered this issue?
No. I installed Office 365 and there it was. Right from the beginning. It wasn't there in 2010 version.
Open Google (or Bing) and search for 2nd Excel Window, Another Excel Window Opens etc. and whatever link you click if there is a solution, I've tried it, including repair, fresh install, changing some Excel settings, disabling add-ins, deleting add-ins, running in safe mode etc., nothing fixes this issue. Please, keep in mind, that I can reproduce this in Safe Mode as well.
4. Have you tried disabling all the add-ins in the Excel app?
Sure I did. No luck. I can reproduce this bug in safe mode, too.
5. Does the issue only happen when using the Find and Replace feature?
It is not related to the use of any feature. This broken formula-bar-only window doesn't appear when you use a certain feature, it's already there, it just gets in the way when using a feature.
6. What is the current version of Office you are using?
It happened in every version of 2016 since February 2017 when I started using Office 365. My current version is:
Microsoft Excel 2016 MSO (16.0.8431.2046) 64-bit
Product ID: 00265-80115-81224-AA076
And fix this WYSIWYG editor here at Community pages. It's painfully slow and I'm using Edge!
Please read the entire thread. These questions have already been answered. It does not only happen with find or find/replace.
Hi Ben,
We need to determine why you are having issues with your Excel when using the Find and Replace feature. The issue you are experiencing may have something to do with an add-in or with the application itself. With that said, we would be gathering additional information to have a better view on this concern. Kindly answer the following questions:
Exactly! The blank window covers my active worksheet when using Find and Replace and with Formula. You have to drag the blank window it out the way EVERY TIME!
Here is the Blank Window covering Find and Replace.
Here is the Blank Window covering a Formula.