I have Windows 10 with an Office business subscription 32 bit office on 64 bit machine. My computer does not show the Word icon for any. In addition every time I open Word it tells me that Word isn't the default program for viewing and editing documents. Now I know I can turn this message off in Settings general, but microsoft word 2016 isnt your default program free download still seems to only half recognize that a docx file is actually a word document. Do you have some other version of Word installed on the same machine?
In that case, they will "compete" over file associations, and a workaround will be necessary. If that is not it, see if the following works: Right-click a file with the docx extension and choose Open With from the context menu. Locate winword. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Hi, I have Windows 10 with an Office business subscription 32 bit office on 64 bit machine.
To fix this issue I have tried the following with no success: - Tried a Quick Office repair - Tried a full Office online repair - Removed the Registry settings for Word and rerun Word - Have checked Default - Settings - Default Apps and ensured Word is the default microsoft word 2016 isnt your default program free download for.
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