Description
In this video I'll show you how to disable active add-ins in Microsoft Word. Add-ins can give Word useful extra features, but a faulty or outdated one can slow Word down, make it crash, or stop it from opening properly, so turning them off is one of the first things to try when Word starts acting up.
Timestamps:
Introduction: 0:00
Disable COM Add-Ins: 0:23
Re-Enable and Test Add-Ins: 1:27
Start Word in Safe Mode: 2:22
Conclusion: 2:46
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Video Transcript:
Step 1. Open Microsoft Word, and then open a document or click "Blank document." Click the "File" tab in the top left corner of the screen. The File menu opens.
Step 2. Click "Options" in the bottom left corner of the screen. The Word Options window opens.
Step 3. Click "Add-ins" in the menu on the left side of the window. A list of your add-ins appears, and everything listed under Active Application Add-ins is currently running in Word. The Type column shows what kind of add-in each one is.
Step 4. Click the "Manage" drop-down menu at the bottom of the window, click "COM Add-ins," and then click "Go." The COM Add-ins window opens.
Step 5. Uncheck the box next to each add-in you want to disable, and then click "OK." Those add-ins are now turned off, and they won't load the next time you open Word.
Unchecking an add-in doesn't uninstall it, so you can turn it back on at any time by going back to the COM Add-ins window and checking its box again. If you're troubleshooting a problem, disable your add-ins one at a time and test Word after each one, so you can find exactly which add-in is causing the issue. If an add-in you want to turn off isn't in the COM Add-ins window, look at its type in the Type column on the Add-ins screen, select that type from the "Manage" drop-down menu, and then click "Go." For example, for an add-in with the type Action, select "Actions," and then click "Go." The AutoCorrect window opens, where you can uncheck "Enable additional actions in the right-click menu" to turn off all of your actions at once.
If Word won't open at all, you can start it in Safe Mode, which opens Word without any add-ins. Hold down the "Ctrl" key on your keyboard while you open Word, and then click "Yes" when you're asked if you want to start Word in safe mode. Word opens with "Safe Mode" in the title bar at the top of the screen, and then you can follow the same steps to disable your add-ins.