In the case of Microsoft Word, its primary file extension is .docx, and it knows how to open and read properly formatted .docx files.

Being unable to open files as usual is one of the most frustrating tech problems you’re likely to encounter. But you shouldn’t give up and delete them right away.

When I try to open some files (excel, word) files I get this, file.xls cannot be accessed. the file may be read-only, or you may be trying to acess a read-only location.

I've got a strange one here. We've got an old app that runs off of a mapped drive. I'm almost finished with a file server migration, and that share was recently moved to a DFS share on Server 2008 ...

First, open the File Explorer using the Win+E hotkey and go to the below location as per your Office version: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OfficeXX\ C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root ...

This post explains how to open DLL Files in Windows 11. DLL files tend to run in the background most of the time. They are hidden deep inside program-specific folders and do not require opening ...

If you have formatted your USB stick on another computer, it might have changed its file format, which can be incompatible with your computer. How to access files on a USB flash drive that won't open?