Wait until the 'Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant' troubleshooting the issue.Ħ. When the installation is completed, click Agree and then click Yes.ĥ.
Click Install to install the SARA utility.Ĥ. When the download is completed double click to run the SetupProd_OffScrub.exe application.ģ. Download the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant (SARA) utility.Ģ. The final method, to fix Word problems is to completely uninstall and reinstall Office on your PC.ġ. (this will force Word to recreate the "Options" registry key at the next run with the default settings)ħ. * Note: When prompted click Yes to confirm your decision. Finally, expand the Word key and select and delete these subkeys:
Type %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and press Enter.ĥ. Press Windows + R keys to open the run command box.ģ. The first method to restore the word settings is to delete all the modifications that have been made and stored in the Normal.dot template.Ģ.
In this tutorial, you will find detailed instructions on how to reset Word to default settings in order to remove any modifications made by you or others. In these cases, the easiest way to restore Word functionality is to reset it to the factory default settings. When the app’s entry is visible in the Search, right-click it, and select the ‘ App settings’ option to open its settings.Sometimes Microsoft Word may not work properly due to user modifications or changes made by other programs.
To proceed, type the apps name – eg, Word in Start search. Also, your files will be safe and won’t be deleted. A plus point of this method is that when you choose to reset an Office app, the data saved in it won’t be changed. This method applies to individual Office apps. 1] Reset individual Office apps in Windows 11/10 If you fail to do, there can be problems with the resetting or repairing of the apps.
When an Office app in Windows 10 doesn’t function as intended, restarting it can fix the problem.