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Excel file not opening with double click

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by gylesbryan 1 view

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Hi,
When double clicking an excel file, it opens Excel but does not load the file. However, the files open if it opened through File--> Open toolbar but double click does not open the file. I have unchecked DDE option in the settings. Please advise how to resolve this probrem.

Regards,

Umang

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by lawsonoliver1

Did you to open the file by using Open and Repair function? If not, then you must try it. It is very simple to perform. Try it.

Or:
Excel Repair Toolbox. It is the fastest way out, resolving the damage of XLS documents. The Microsoft Excel repair utility offers an easy way of workbook recovery, suitable for any version of MS Excel application in use.

For more information: https://www.excelrepairtoolbox.com/

by gregwann

Possible cause: It may happen due to Excel setting gets switched.

To Fix this issue, perform following steps:

Open the Excel from Start menu
Select Tools → Options
Go to the General tab
Make sure that Ignore other applications is not checked

Thanks

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