Blank Excel instance

eduzs

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Office Version
  1. 2019
  2. 2010
Platform
  1. Windows
Why do I sometimes get a blank instance of Excel when I try to open some workbooks? (such as when you type worksbooks.close in the immediate window)
I have found that pressing SHIFT when you double-click the workbook causes the file to open properly.
I've removed entire macros from personal.xlsb to avoid any macro problems.
Recently I replaced the HD from my computer.
This occurs with XLSX and also XLSM files.
 
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