Windows – Excel documents will open excel with blank window

microsoft excelwindows 7

When opening any excel document it will only bring up the excel window. To open the document I will have to goto file -> open.

I am using Office 2013 on windows 7 64bit

Only started happening the other day. What could be causing this?

The default application to open up .xls & .xlsx files is "EXCEL (DESKTOP)"

Best Answer

Not sure exactly what is causing this. Could be a corrupted file or an update changed something. I found the following procedure on the Microsoft TechNet forum. Give it a try.

  1. Go to Control Panel
  2. Choose Uninstall Program in Program and Features
  3. Highlight your version of Microsoft Office
  4. Click change button on the top
  5. A pop up window will show up, select Quick Repair

If that doesn't work, check out this support article. You didn't mention any error messages, but maybe the Hot Fix will resolve it.

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