FIX: Word is Slow to Open or Close

The delayed start or termination of MS Word is a typical issue on many systems. This issue is often caused by a corrupted or defective “Normal.dot” template.

This guide resolves the following Word issue: Word is too slow to start, load documents, or close.

Delete normal.dot

Press Windows + R on your keyboard to open Run command box.

Type %appdata%\Microsoft\Templates and press OK.

Locate for the file Normal.dot / Normal.dotm / Normal and delete it.

Open your Word app and a new clean Normal Template will be created which should fix your error.

Edit Registry Keys

Press Windows + R on your keyboard to open Run command box.

Type regedit and click Enter.

Navigate to the following:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/16.0/Word

Under the Word key, right-click and delete Data.

Right-click and delete Options.

Close the Registry Editor and open your Word app. The problem must be resolved now.

Rhousse

Commerce major. My training enabled me to fully use the various Microsoft Applications while also allowing to work around problems. I spent my high school years working as a campus writer and researcher, as I get older, I want to broaden my horizons and live life to the fullest.

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