The auto-updater feature is turned on if the Enable Update option is not accessible. Click 'Enable Update', then 'Update Now'. Then select 'Account' > 'Product Information'. Here are the methods for installing the most recent Microsoft Office updates: For Microsoft Office 2013 and later versions: Microsoft Office Word may stop operating and crash if your Office version or Windows system is not updated. Select 'Open and Repair' by clicking the arrow next to 'Open.' And select the Word document that isn't opening. Open the Word software and select the 'File' option. Your file may be recoverable using the Open and Repair command. Select the 'identify' impersonation level from the 'Default impersonation level' drop-down menu, and then click the 'OK' button.Ī file may become corrupted, so Word will not open it properly. In the 'Default Distributed Com Communication Properties' section, Select default from the drop-down selection for 'Default Authentication Level'. You should now see the 'My Computer' symbol. In the centre pane, you can see the 'Computers' folder. On the left pane, a new window appears click on 'Component Services'. Enter 'dcomcnfg' in the search engine and press Enter Key. When the Windows security level prevents your Word document from opening, you must reset the 'Component Security' settings to default. Then open the Word document again, you should now be able to open the document without any errors. Select 'Protected View” and remove everything before clicking the 'Ok' button. Navigate to 'Trust Center' and press the button directly underneath 'Trust Center Settings'.

Because of the 'Enabled Protected View' settings, you may be unable to open a Word file sometimes. The security policy for copied or downloaded data has been tightened in new Word versions. If your word document doesn't open, there are a few things you can try to fix it. Part 3: 5 Common Ways to Fix Word File Won't Open?

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