“We’re sorry but Word has run into an error” That is Preventing It from Working Correctly. Many users have reported encountering an error while trying to access MS Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint “That is Preventing It from Working Correctly”. In windows 11 and windows Operating system.
The complete error message seen by the user while accessing Word is as below:
“We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error” that is preventing it from working correctly. Word will need to be closed as a result.
Would you like us to repair it now? then chat with us to get the proper solution.
Below this error “We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error” you will see repair now button, even on running the repair now task, the problem will not resolve.
**On launching Excel and PowerPoint also same error message is seen, just that Word is replaced with Excel and PowerPoint.
“We’re sorry but Word run into an Error Returns with Following Error
Outlook has run into an error that is preventing it from working.
We’re sorry, but Outlook has run into an error i.e., preventing it from working correctly. Outlook will need to be closed as a result.
Excel has run into an error that is preventing it from working.
We’re sorry, but Excel has run into an error i.e., preventing it from working correctly. Excel will need to be closed as a result.
Word has run into an error that is preventing it from working.
We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error i.e., preventing it from working correctly. Word will need to be closed as a result.
PowerPoint has run into an error that is preventing it from working.
We’re sorry, but PowerPoint has run into an error i.e., preventing it from working correctly. PowerPoint will need to be closed as a result.
Note: This “We’re sorry but Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint has run into an error” Also Applicable For
“We’re sorry, but Excel has run into an error”
“We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error”
“We’re sorry, but PowerPoint has run into an error”
“We’re sorry, but Outlook has run into an error”
[KB63363905] – Quick Fix to Resolve this “We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error” on Windows 11/10
- Open Office application with admin rights
- Search the Word application in windows taskbar
- Right click on the search result icon and then click run as administrator
** Follow the same Instruction Excel and PowerPoint .
- Repair Office Apps
- Click Start >> Settings >> Apps
- Right Click Microsoft 365 Or Office 2021 or Office 2010
- Select Modify
- Choose Quick Repair on the prompt that asks how would you like to repair your Office programs and Select repair.
- Reboot your PC and check if the problem is resolved.
If the issue “We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error” still persists, then perform all the steps Talk to our experts or follow the steps given below.
Solve the Issue by Registry Fix
Disclaimer: we request you to back up the registry before initiating the registry repair as registry is a highly sensitive element of a computer system and it is recommended to be done in the presence of Online or offline technician
- Open registry editor
- Navigate the below keys and delete it.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office.0\Common\Experiment
- Also delete
- ExperimentTas
- ExperimentEcs
- Close registry editor and restart PC.
Perform a Windows Update to Fix “We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error.”
- Click Start and go to settings
- Click Windows Update and security
- Click check for update
- Once the update completes, restart your computer.
Check if you are able to open the Office applications without any error.
Still same issue “We’re sorry, but Word has run into an error”, then we may have to do advance troubleshooting to fix the issue. Chat with Microsoft certified experts for the help and support or quick guidelines.
Uninstall and Reinstall MS Office 365/2021/2019
- We can download the Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant utility.
- When the download is completed double click to run the https://aka.ms/SaRAofficeUninstal
- Click Install to install the Microsoft recovery tool.
- When the installation is completed, click Agree and then click Yes.
- Wait until the ‘Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant’ troubleshooting the issue.
- Select the checkbox, at the left of the Office product name to select all the installed Office products and click Next.
Install Microsoft Office 365/2021/20219
- Open Office My Account (office.com/myaccount )
- Login to Office account using your setup if prompted and run it once download
- Do not go offline or reboot the computer once installation is initiated.
- Click on finish button once the program is installed completely.
In Conclusion
If you have problem in following this methods, then we suggest you to choose a Technical Support from us to help you better. I am sure they will give you the best solutions to resolve this “We’re sorry but Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint has run into an error” completely. You can also visit our website for more information.