WINWORD.EXE is the Microsoft Word process listed in Task Manager. Other Office applications can also rely on the WINWORD.EXE process. Sometimes Windows 10 displays error messages regarding the corrupted or missing WINWORD.EXE file. A corrupted or nonexistent WINWORD.EXEe file may therefore cause the execution of the started process to fail.
The word WINWORD stands for Windows Word (Microsoft Word). However, you may experience this error when you try to access / open other Office applications such as Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and so on.
WINWORD.EXE error may occur for several reasons:
- The corruptions in the installation of the Office suite.
- Problems with the User profile. Each user profile has its own set of locally stored configurations so that each user can have a personalized experience. If any of these items is corrupted, you will not be able to launch the application.
- Anti-virus Software may also sometimes regard the Office suite as a false positive and block its operations.
- Each Microsoft component has several DLL If any of them is corrupted, you will not be able to launch Office application.
- If any of the components of the Microsoft Office suite are obsolete or missing, this can cause winword.exe application error.
- There are also cases where malware disguise in this error message and target the user. In this case, a thorough antivirus scan may be necessary.
Below you will find a list of the most common error messages related to the WINWORD.EXE file that you may receive while starting a computer or program while trying to get started. use a specific function of the computer or the application.
- WINWORD.EXE is corrupt
- WINWORD.EXE could not be found
- Runtime Error – WINWORD.EXE
- WINWORD.EXE file error
- The WINWORD.EXE file can not be loaded, module not found
- Can not save WINWORD.EXE file
- The WINWORD.EXE file could not be loaded
- The WINWORD.EXE file does not exist
- WINWORD.EXE application error
- WINWORD.EXE failed
- WINWORD.EXE is not running
- WINWORD.EXE not found
- Can not find WINWORD.EXE
- Faulty application path: WINWORD.EXE
- WINWORD.EXE is not a valid Win32 application
- WINWORD.EXE crash wwlib.dll.
These error messages are sometimes accompanied by an error code. Nevertheless, no matter what error you encounter, the fix is essentially the same.
Fix WINWORD.EXE Errors
There are several solutions to correct this error message, the most effective way to repair the Microsoft Office suite.
- Perform System Restore
- Complete the winword.exe process
- Analyze your PC with antivirus software
- Run Word without Macros
- Run Word without supplements
- Reset the values of the Word registry to the default values
- Troubleshoot in a clean boot state
- Repair Office
- Reinstall Office.
Before beginning any troubleshooting, restart your system to see if this resolves the problem. We know that sometimes a restart eliminates the problem. You can try the solutions listed below in no particular order.
1) Perform System Restore
Perform a system restore and see if it helps you. Restoring your PC to an earlier point where you have not been confronted with this error is a good quick way to eliminate this problem.
2) Complete the winword.exe process
Open Task Manager, locate WINWORD.EXE, right click on it and select Final task. Then restart the Office application.
3) Analyze your PC with antivirus software
The legitimate WINWORD.EXE process is usually located at the following location (for Office 2020):
C: Program Files (x86) Microsoft Office root Office16
If found elsewhere, it could be a malware. Since malware uses this name, it is best to scan your computer for malware.
4) Run Word without Macros
To prevent Word from loading the type of macros winword / m in the box Run and press Enter. See if running Word without macros helps.
5) Run Word without supplements
To prevent Word from loading its add-ins, type winword / a in the box Run and press Enter. See if running Word without add-ons helps you.
6) Reset the values of the Word registry
First, finish the winword.exe process. Now, to reset the values of the Word registry to the default type winword / r in the box Run and press Enter. Start Word and see if it helped you.
7) Troubleshooting in a clean boot state
Perform a clean boot and try to identify the offender. Minimal troubleshooting is designed to isolate a performance problem. To perform a clean troubleshooting, you must perform a number of actions, and then restart the computer after each action. You may need to manually disable one item after the other to try to identify who is causing the problem. Once you have identified the offender, you may want to consider uninstalling or disabling it.
If you have recently started receiving this error message, remember and check if you have installed a recent application on your computer. Below you will find known conflicting software to watch for:
- Abbyy Finereader
- Fun tools
- Toshiba book reader
- Acrobat PDFMaker
- FastPictureViewer
- Adobe Acrobat
In addition, users have reported that the Nvidia driver NVWGF2UM.DLL and Canon MF8000 UFRI LT XPS the pilot could cause the problem. In this case, update the driver (s) to their latest version after downloading it from the manufacturer's website.
8) Repair Office
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Repairing your Office installation is a useful and effective solution if your installation is corrupted or Office programs are not working properly.
9) Reinstall Office
If your Office installation is totally corrupted and none of the above solutions has helped you, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the Microsoft Office suite.
Good luck!