At Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry location according the installed Word (Office) version: (To do that, at "Run" command box, type REGEDIT and press Enter.)Ĭ. * Additional help: If after performing the above, the Word is still slow when launching or closing then restore it to its default settings by following the steps below:ī.
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Next time you open MS Word, a new, clean Normal Template (Normal.dot, Normal.dotm), will be created. Locate the file called " Normal.dot" if you have Word 2003, or the " Normal.dotm" file if you have Word 2007, 2010, 2013 or a later version of MS Office and delete it.
#How to repair microsoft word 2016 windows 7#
For Windows Vista / Windows 7 /Windows 8 & Windows 10:Ģ.
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One common problem faced on many computers is the slow launching or termination of MS Word.