{"id":14412,"date":"2020-12-22T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T08:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.www.remosoftware.com\/info\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T09:50:51","slug":"microsoft-word-document-is-not-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remosoftware.com\/info\/microsoft-word-document-is-not-opening","title":{"rendered":"What to do When Microsoft Word Document is Not Opening?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every Word file can be easily accessed by simply double-clicking on the file; or by using right-clicking and choosing the Open option. But on some occasions, if you cannot open a Word document, the Word document might be due to issues with the Word File. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Why isn't my MS Word file not opening?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Open Doc\/Docx Files with Microsoft Word<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Open MS Word Document in Protected View<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Open and Repair the Word File<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Repair MS Word File That Fails to Open <\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Disable Protected View<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    However, if MS Word is showing up an error while accessing the file there are other workarounds that help fix this issue. Continue reading the article to know more about the causes and their solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Also read: Microsoft Word not Opening on Mac<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why isn't my MS Word file not opening?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Your Word file won't open because a default program hasn't been assigned, or it's corrupted. You can open and read the files without difficulty by setting a default program or restoring the damaged Word document.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Open Doc\/Docx Files with Microsoft Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    You can set MS Word as the default app and open the doc file. Here is how you can do it<\/p>\n\n\n

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