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jasonberrytn
Sep 08, 2026Copper Contributor
Word opening multiple instances of the same file
When I open a file I get anywhere between 5-10 windows of the same file opening at the same time.
Charles_Kenyon
Sep 11, 2026Bronze Contributor
What happens if you start Word in safe mode?
Open Office apps in safe mode on a Windows PC - Microsoft Office
jasonberrytn
Sep 12, 2026Copper Contributor
When I open Word in Safe Mode, no other files open. I opened some of the files that were opening multiple windows in safe mode and It didn't open multiple files. I closed all windows from the task bar and reopened the app again and didn't see the multiple windows. I also did the same thing in the regular mode and it did the same. So it seems that opening safe mode may have helped. One thing I noticed different was when I logged into my PC I noticed Onedrive was making me login again on my desktop app.