After upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11, you may notice that some programs behave strangely or do not work. In any case, there are many things you can try and today we show you what to do when Word does not open in Windows 11 .
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- Why can’t you open Word in Windows 11?
- What to do if you can’t open Word due to problems with your printer?
- How to solve Word compatibility problem with Windows 11?
- How to fix Word won’t open in Windows 11 from system settings?
- What alternatives do you have if you still can’t open Word in Windows 11?
Why can’t you open Word in Windows 11?
Downloading Microsoft Office is essential for any type of work on today’s computers, therefore, its failures can represent a real problem. Fortunately, most of the time, the reasons for the errors are usually known and then we will show you the causes of Word not opening in Windows 11 one by one.
- Failure or failure to install or update:It is possible that an error occurred while updating your Microsoft Office and that this is the reason why you cannot start Word.
- Plugins with bugs:Word has long allowed the installation of plugins that can be very useful. In any case, these add-ons could fail and cause the program to not start.
- Data corruption:A sudden computer shutdown can create problems such as file corruption, which could damage Microsoft Word’s startup components and lead to startup errors.
What to do if you can’t open Word due to problems with your printer?
One of the first things you could try is to change the printer that you have configured by default. Sometimes errors are due to misconfigured printers . Given this, it could also help to install the drivers or directly configure the printer on the Windows network .
To change the default printer do this: First open the Control Panel (you can do it from the Start Menu). Now, look for the ‘Hardware and sound’ section and click on it. Finally, access the printer configuration options, to do this, click on ‘View devices and printers and select the new default printer .
How to solve Word compatibility problem with Windows 11?
You really shouldn’t have a problem using Microsoft Word on Windows 11, as the new operating system should be compatible with all versions of the Software. In any case, it could happen that you have compatibility problems with older versions of Microsoft Word, in which case there are some things you could try .
We recommend using the Legacy Application Compatibility Tool provided by Windows. To use it, just right-click on the Microsoft Word shortcut and select the ‘Properties’ option at the bottom of the list.
Within properties you will find the ‘Compatibility’ tab, in this section you must configure the ‘Compatibility Mode’ . You will notice that there are several ways to do it, in any case, everything will depend on the version of Office you have, for example, if you have Office 2007, you could try selecting ‘Windows 7’.
How to fix Word won’t open in Windows 11 from system settings?
The current versions of Office allow you to modify specific sections and thus fix the execution problems of the programs that make up this office suite. To apply this solution, the first thing to do is access the system’s ‘Settings’ options, to do this, go to the Start Menu and access Settings.
Once in the system settings, you must click on ‘Applications’ space where all the programs installed in Windows will be displayed . On this occasion, look for the Microsoft Office application, click on it and then on ‘Modify’.
What alternatives do you have if you still can’t open Word in Windows 11?
An option that may be functional when Microsoft Word does not start is to access the ‘Programs and Features’ options to try to repair the application from the Windows settings. In any case, you must first access these options.
The first thing is to open the Control Panel, something you can do from the Start Menu. Then, inside the Control Panel, click on ‘Programs’ and then click on ‘Programs and Features’. Inside the programs section, look for Microsoft Office, right click on the option and then on ‘Repair’ , also from here you can uninstall the software
If you continue with the problem and nothing works to fix it, you can also try uninstalling and installing it again . In fact, as we indicated before, this process can be done from ‘Programs and features’. After uninstalling Office, install it again and see if the software is already working.
