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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.
Exactly what Borutnet stated.
Thank you for the information you provided.
The issue you are experiencing may have something to do with the Excel itself or with some of the settings on the computer. To further isolate the cause of this issue we advise following the steps below:
Once done, check if you will still experience the same issue in Excel.
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The problem is not associated with File Explorer. I have my preview pane turned off. I turned it on and rebooted my computer. I turned it off and rebooted my computer. The problem still exists. The issue only affects Excel.
I have Preview pane disabled by default. I have tried enabling it and disabling it, no change. Since I can reproduce this bug every time by minimizing Excel window, work from there: What happens in the background of Excel when Excel window is minimized?