I can no longer open document directly in Windows 10

[Wordsmasher]

Hello:



Recently, after Windows 10's latest upgrade, I haven't been able to open word documents directly. What I get when I click onto a file is a blank word screen. I now have to go through word itself, find the file and open it up. How can I get Windows 10 to open files anywhere as it had before? Is there a way to get Windows 10 to open my document files directly again? If this is, in fact, an update problem, how can I delete the update. I've tried everything I can think of. Help!

---- Wordsmasher

[Stefan Blom]

In File Explorer, locate a Word document, right-click its icon; choose Open With, navigate to winword.exe and set it as the (new) default.

[Wordsmasher]

What you suggested I did of course. All it does is allow me to bring up another blank Word screen. To demonstrate this problem, I wish I could insert a screen shot, but your forum is limited. Normally, I could go right into a document no matter where it was. Opening it after right clicking solves nothing. Ever since I began using Windows 10, I have discovered how inferior it is to previous versions. I don' t care about its supposed bells and whistles. I don't need bells and whistles; I want the old Windows back!

Thanks anyhow! --- Wordcrafter

[Stefan Blom]

You can insert a screen shot, or even attach a document in Word format, by clicking the Go Advanced button at the bottom of the Reply form.

[Stefan Blom]

What happens when you right-click the icon for a Word file? Do you see the Open With option listed?

[Wordsmasher]

Thanks for your patience:

The problem I have with opening word is not that word won't open. It will. It's that it won't open in a specific document, which is did before. The attached screen shot should tell the story.

---- Wordsmasher

[Stefan Blom]

If I understand your description properly, you can open documents if you start Word first and then navigate to the document in Word's Open dialog box.

My question was: Can you right-click a the icon for a Word document and choose Open With? If that works, try that approach again and this time choose to set Word as the default for *.doc files.

[Charles Kenyon]

Try pressing the Windows key + R.
In the box that appears, type or paste the following:

winword.exe /R

Then press Enter.

[Wordsmasher]

Thanks but that didn't work. I'll keep trying.... Wordsmasher