See if Word runs normally in Safe mode (https://support.office.com/en-us/art...3-528af4f7ac72). If it does, troubleshoot COM and Startup add-ins as discussed in the article at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...rt-or-use-word.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional