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Cannot open Excel files after upgrading to Windows 11
nsrumschlag I have exactly the same problem and it is related to the windows 11 install. All xlsx files now show with an IE symbol and will try to open in internet explorer (without success of course). The workaround is to right click on the file and select "open with" excel. That is necessary for all files with an xlsx extension. Files with an xls extension, however (older version of excel), show with the excel symbol and open directly. Once an xlsx file is open, saving it as a excel 2009 version with an xls extension solves the "open with" problem but some functions are obviously lost.
This is only an excel problem; the same issues do not exist with Word.
Sepharo I have tried the "Right-Click" and "Open with Excel", but it fails. I tried "xls" and "xlsx" files and neither will open. WORD works as it normally would. I can start Excel and it shows up to allow me to open a file. If I click on starting a blank new worksheet, Excel shutsdown. The ones I try to open show up in the "recently opened" list, but I still can't open any.
I have the same problem after upgrading to win 11.
Please help
rajuann check online for commandline parameters. I think "/e" as the one I tried. To do this, find the shortcut for starting Excel and add those two characters outside the quotes(I think), skipping my quote marks. Experiment. I don't have my laptop with me it the moment.
