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hazelwordstitch
Jun 09, 2022Copper Contributor
Help with 'sticky' behaviour making Word unusable
I'm wondering whether anyone can help me diagnose a problem I'm having in Word. I've had it for a couple of years but it's got worse recently and is seriously hampering my business. My specs ...
hazelwordstitch
Jun 10, 2022Copper Contributor
Thanks so much for the reply. I tried everything in the link and then reinstalled Office but unfortunately it didn't work.
However, I think I may have isolated the problem to a conflict with another non-Microsoft piece of software. I will continue to test and hopefully the problem won't re-emerge.
Thanks again.
However, I think I may have isolated the problem to a conflict with another non-Microsoft piece of software. I will continue to test and hopefully the problem won't re-emerge.
Thanks again.
PeteClifford1958
Feb 02, 2024Copper Contributor
hazelwordstitch Which piece of software was that please? I have the same issue.
- hazelwordstitchFeb 03, 2024Copper Contributor
PeteClifford1958 It's TextExpander. I continued to test and that was definitely the culprit. I now turn it off by default and only turn it on when I really need it. Hope this helps.
- PeteClifford1958Feb 03, 2024Copper Contributor
hazelwordstitch Thanks. I don’t use that, so that can’t be my issue. I think I might have traced it to Malwarebytes taking up too much CPU.