Damage to MS Office settings or installation - the main cause of Word application crash/freezing while opening DOC file in Word.Is there anybody that can help me get out of this situation?'īefore you start dealing with the Word document freezing problem, you'd better learn what has lead to the freezing problem. After 10 minutes' working, the Word file froze, saying 'not responding'. However, when I used Word 2016, it kept freezing and crashing! My Microsoft 2016 works well all the time. ' I am using Windows 10 with the latest updates installed for both OS and office suite. Microsoft Word Keeps Freezing, Not Responding
Open Control Panel, click 'Program and Features', then select Microsoft Office. Check if you can open the Word application. Press Windows + R keys, type: word /safe, and hit Enter.
Full stepsĬlose Word > go to Start > Run > Type %appdata%\microsoft\templates > Enter. Manually repair Office installation with programs and features or use a third-party word repair tool. Press Windows + R keys and type: winword.exe /a and hit Enter to open MS Word without plugins.
