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As computer scientists we are trained to communicate with the dumbest things in the world – computers – so you’d think we’d be able to communicate quite well with people. In your post, you mentioned Now my word documents will not open properly either, for the time being till you fix the issue with your desktop applications, consider using Word for the web. Also, doing manual saves BEFORE the autosave is triggered seems to reset the autosave and avoid the associated hang. I don't know why it work, so I consider it a "voodoo fix", but I still do it because it does not appear to do any harm. I've found that simply by doing a manual save while in the hang,, the abend That often will EVENTUALLY lead to an abend. To deal with this problem in Windows 11, Microsoft pared down the menu to display. One thing I've noticed is that the "not responding" SOMETIMES seems to happen when the Word Autosave feature is triggered. These tips will help you master File Explorer in Windows 10 and 11. But we do not have access to the program code to do that for Word. The fix was to remove the call to the missing resource.
#MICROSOFT WORD NOT WORKING WINDOWS 10 FOR FREE#
Alternatively, you can directly use Microsoft Word online for free in your web browser.
#MICROSOFT WORD NOT WORKING WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
After the Microsoft 365 download completes, you can install it and access Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. But instead of just getting a "not found" error and moving on to the next step (which did work) it went in to a "hang" waiting for a hard coded system "timeout" period to expire, then it continued. Select Install Microsoft 365 under Subscriptions and click Install Office to install Office suite on your Windows 11/10 computer. Out that the program was looking for a resource that wasn't there. I encountered a similar problem in a different context.

The "not responding" periods seem to be getting longer. I've been having similar problems with 2010. I noticed that problem started happening when CTR was introduced to Office 2010. For example, there's a known issue with an older DisplayLink User Mode Driver that certain laptops use.It appears to be a "feature" of the "click to (not) run" environment.
#MICROSOFT WORD NOT WORKING WINDOWS 10 DRIVERS#
Drivers for these devices can usually be downloaded and installed directly from the manufacturer's website.Īlso, if you have a laptop, you should check the manufacturer's website for any updated files related to the laptop. If the problem continues to occur after updating Windows, you should check to make sure that these specific drivers are up-to-date: video card, printer, mouse, and keyboard. Search for and open the Device Manager and double-click on the Printer option to expand it. In the search results, click Check for updates. Save changes and try if Word print is working or not. Type Windows Update in the Search programs and files box. In the PC Settings app, click Windows Update. On the Start screen, click Settings on the Charms Bar. If updates are available they should automatically be installed on your PC.

Select Check online for updates from Microsoft Update. Select Settings > Update & security > Windows Update. Select the Start Windows Start button in Windows 8 and Windows 10 button. On the Set Program Associations screen, click Select All, and then click Save. Click Excel, and then click Choose default for this program. You should run a Windows or Microsoft update on your PC to ensure you have the latest drivers. Click Default Programs, and then click Set your default programs. Older Windows device drivers may be incompatible with your Office application.
