{"id":19852,"date":"2023-05-20T14:34:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T14:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=19852"},"modified":"2023-05-20T14:34:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T14:34:50","slug":"open-microsoft-word-in-safe-mode-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-microsoft-word-in-safe-mode-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode on Windows 11 \/ 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MS word keeps crashing when saving a document? Always get the error message &#8220;<em>There was a problem with Microsoft Word and your recent work might be lost<\/em>&#8221; when opening any Word document? When you encounter these problems, you can start Office Word in Safe Mode which can help you identify the problem. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 3 simple ways to open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode on Windows 11 \/ 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode via Run Command<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key + <strong>R<\/strong> together to bring up the Run dialog box, type <code>winword \/safe<\/code> and press Enter.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/run-winword-command.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/run-winword-command.png 399w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/run-winword-command-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>It will immediately launch Microsoft Word in Safe Mode, without loading any add-ins or extensions.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/open-microsoft-word-in-safe-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"285\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/open-microsoft-word-in-safe-mode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/open-microsoft-word-in-safe-mode-300x143.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode via Holding the CTRL key<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press and hold down the <strong>CTRL<\/strong> key, then double-click the Word shortcut on your desktop, or click its shortcut which appears in the Start Menu or taskbar.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hold-ctrl-click-word-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hold-ctrl-click-word-shortcut.png 338w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/hold-ctrl-click-word-shortcut-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you see a pop-up dialog which says &#8220;<em>You&#8217;re holding down the CTRL key. Do you want to start Word in safe mode?<\/em>&#8220;, release the CTRL key and click <strong>Yes<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/confirm-starting-word-in-safe-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"152\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/confirm-starting-word-in-safe-mode.png 385w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/confirm-starting-word-in-safe-mode-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>The Microsoft Word application will start in Safe Mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Create a Desktop Shortcut to Always Open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you need to open Microsoft Word in Safe Mode regularly, just make a few changes with the Word shortcut on your desktop and you can set it to start in Safe Mode by default.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click the Microsoft Word shortcut on the desktop, and then select <strong>Properties<\/strong> from the pop-up menu.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/microsoft-word-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"389\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/microsoft-word-properties.png 420w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/microsoft-word-properties-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click inside the <strong>Target<\/strong> text box, place the cursor after the last quotation mark, add a blank space follow by the parameter <code>\/safe<\/code>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shortcut-to-start-word-in-safe-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shortcut-to-start-word-in-safe-mode.png 363w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shortcut-to-start-word-in-safe-mode-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>. Double-click the shortcut and it will always start Word in Safe Mode.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MS word keeps crashing when saving a document? Always get the error message &#8220;There was a problem with Microsoft Word and your recent work might be lost&#8221; when opening any Word document? When you encounter these problems, you can start Office Word in Safe Mode which can help you identify the problem. 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