You just need to open up the Run command box, type winword /safe to start the Word program in safe mode. There is also an alternative method to open Office applications in safe mode. All you need to do is hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on an Office application in the Start menu/screen, and then click Yes button when you see the confirmation box to quickly start the Office application in safe mode.įor instance, to open Word 2010/2013 in safe mode, hold down the Ctrl key and then click on the Word 2010/2013 entry in the Start menu/screen to see the confirmation dialog, and finally, click Yes button to open the program in safe mode.

Running an Office program in safe mode is pretty easy. To open an Microsoft 365 app, select the Start button (lower-left corner of your screen) and type the name of an Microsoft 365 app, like Word. How to run Office Word, Excel, or PowerPoint program in Safe mode When you start an Office program in Safe mode, you can’t save templates, toolbar/ribbon customizations are not allowed, recovered documents are not automatically recovered, all command line options are ignored except /a and /h, the autocorrect list is not loaded, and documents with restricted permission can’t be created or opened. Even though Microsoft Office automatically starts a program in safe mode when it encounters startup issues, at times you might want to run Office in safe mode to troubleshoot add-in or extension issues.

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