Thread: Opening normal dotm in Windows 11 - the Open command creates a new blank document
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Old 06-07-2022, 04:40 AM
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I can confirm that I am seeing the same thing. It appears that the "Open" command on the simplified right-click menu (in Windows 11) runs the default command for the file type, and for templates that command is actually "New" (and not "Open," although the menu says "Open").

As Charles wrote, this could be an intentional change or it could be a bug. Using the VBA "trick" to open the Normal template remains the quickest way to open Normal for editing.
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