ripmurdock
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Hello,
I hope someone can figure this out. I've tried every solution in every thread I can find.
I'm running Windows 10 and Office 2007.
I'm trying to stop a new behavior by Excel. All of a sudden, every time I open an xlsx file from Windows Explorer while logged in through my primary user account, a new instance of Excel is opened.
When I open an xls file from Windows Explorer, Excel exhibits the conventional behavior. I've also checked each of the previously created user accounts on the PC, and those accounts continue to successfully open xlsx files from Windows Explorer in an existing instance of Excel, if one is open.
I've tried these proposed solutions:
I've downloaded FileTypesMan. The DDE Message value already read "[open("%1")]" for both xlsx and xls files. I changed them and changed them back again, just to be sure.
I've changed the default application for both xlsx and xls files to Notepad and changed them back again.
This Excel option was already unchecked, but I checked it, restarted Excel, and unchecked it again for good measure: "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)."
I've unchecked and checked "Show all windows in the Taskbar"
I'd be open to a solution that stops all Office applications from ever opening multiple instances. I don't have a use case for multiple instances of Office applications.
Thanks for your help.
I hope someone can figure this out. I've tried every solution in every thread I can find.
I'm running Windows 10 and Office 2007.
I'm trying to stop a new behavior by Excel. All of a sudden, every time I open an xlsx file from Windows Explorer while logged in through my primary user account, a new instance of Excel is opened.
When I open an xls file from Windows Explorer, Excel exhibits the conventional behavior. I've also checked each of the previously created user accounts on the PC, and those accounts continue to successfully open xlsx files from Windows Explorer in an existing instance of Excel, if one is open.
I've tried these proposed solutions:
I've downloaded FileTypesMan. The DDE Message value already read "[open("%1")]" for both xlsx and xls files. I changed them and changed them back again, just to be sure.
I've changed the default application for both xlsx and xls files to Notepad and changed them back again.
This Excel option was already unchecked, but I checked it, restarted Excel, and unchecked it again for good measure: "Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)."
I've unchecked and checked "Show all windows in the Taskbar"
I'd be open to a solution that stops all Office applications from ever opening multiple instances. I don't have a use case for multiple instances of Office applications.
Thanks for your help.