Keep getting Message: Word is not default app

[TimTDP]

Whenever I open a Word doc, I keep getting a message that Word is not the default app and that I should go to Settings, Apps, Default Apps and make it the default app.
I am having the problem with files with both .doc & .docx extensions

Attached is a screenshot of settings

Can some one please explain why I am getting this irritating message?

Thanks in advance

[Pecoflyer]

Hi Tim
there is no screen shot attached

[TimTDP]

sorry, attached

[Charles Kenyon]

You could try a repair.

https://support.office.com/en-us/art...e-a6b40c5bb88b

[TimTDP]

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

You could try a repair.

https://support.office.com/en-us/art...e-a6b40c5bb88b

Did not work

[Stefan Blom]

The message could be from a trial version of Office 365. You can uninstall the trial and then repair your remaining full version.

[TimTDP]

I don't have a trial version.
Been using a paid version of Office 365 for a couple of years now

[Stefan Blom]

Originally Posted by TimTDP

I don't have a trial version.
Been using a paid version of Office 365 for a couple of years now

You could have a trial version, even if you didn't install it yourself. Many computer manufacturers include a trial, and in some cases it appears that such a version may be "awaken" by a Windows patch being installed. Have you looked in the list of installed programs?

You should also look for the "Get Office" app on the Start menu, which can be uninstalled if you right-click that entry and choose Uninstall.

Yet another possibility is that you have installed OpenOffice or LibreOffice or some other product which includes a non-Microsoft word processor and that word processor is "competing" with Word for the *.doc and *.docx file types. If you are not using those programs, uninstall them.