If you take any other actions that solve a similar problem, please let us know! We may feature it in a post. These three solutions should solve the majority of your issues with crashing Office 2013 applications. You may be experiencing your Office 2013 issue as a symptom of a video configuration issue with your PC.
If there isn’t a newer version or if you don’t need to use the COM add-in you can leave it unchecked.”ģ. We recommend you visit the company website for the add-in to find out if there’s an updated version you can install. Per Microsoft, “If the Office application starts, the COM add-in you unchecked is causing the problem. Restart the application in regular mode.Uncheck one of the add-ins and click OK.From the Manage list, click COM Add-Ins and click Go.mspub /safe to start Publisher 2013/2016.Īccording to Microsoft, “ If the Office application doesn’t start in Safe Mode, the problem isn’t with add-ins.” If the application does start in safe mode, try disabling your add-ins one at a time:.powerpnt /safe to start PowerPoint 2013/2016.outlook /safe to start Outlook 2013/2016.Depending on which app you’re investigating, type the following command: We recommend you visit the company website for the add-in. Starting the application in safe mode can help pinpoint if the issue is caused by an Office add-in, which is a common problem. Per Microsoft, If the Office application starts, the COM add-in you unchecked is causing the problem. See instructions for this process in the video below: Making sure that you’re fully up-to-date, restarting your computer, and then re-launching your application will solve a lot of issues.Ģ.
Install the latest Windows updates to your computer. Fortunately, you have a few troubleshooting solutions at your disposal that can get you up and running again without any outside support.ġ.
There are few things as frustrating as your program crashing or failing to start when you really need to use it, whether it’s in Office 2013 or somewhere else. “Microsoft Word has stopped working.” (Or Excel, or PowerPoint, and so on.)Īrrrrgh.