3 Ways to Fix Microsoft Word Not Responding

"While opening a Word document, I found Microsoft Word not responding but now I have something urgent needs to be done. What can I do to solve this problem? Is there anybody who can help me?"

Microsoft Word keeps freezing is a troubling thing especially when you are in a hurry to finish a task. How to fix Microsoft Word is not responding? What can we do to fix Microsoft Word is not responding? First of all, we need to find out why Microsoft Word not responding and use corresponding ways to solve this problem. In this article, we will show you its causes and 3 ways to fix Microsoft Word not responding.

Part 1: Why Microsoft Word not responding?

If Microsoft Word is not responding, there will be different reasons of it according to different situations. Here we will show you 3 causes about Microsoft Word is not responding.

Cause 1: You open too many Word documents at the same time.

Cause 2: The version of Microsoft Word is too old and needs to be updated.

Cause 3: The file has been damaged.

Part 2: How to fix Microsoft Word not responding?

Way 1: Close other extra Word documents and click Refresh

When you open too many Word documents at the same time, Microsoft Word may give no response because the system couldn’t work rapidly and smoothly with opening pile of documents. So, at this time, please remember to close other extra Word documents that you don’t need and click Refresh.

Step 1: Hover your mouse on the Word icon in taskbar then choose the document you want to close. Click it with right mouse and choose Close. Then the document will be closed.

Step 2: Choose Minimize icon in the upper right corner and it will return to the Desktop.

Step 3: Click Refresh.

Way 2: Update Microsoft Word to the newest version

It may remind you that you should update it to the newest version. After updating to the newest version, maybe the problem can be solved.

Step 1: Click File in the top left-hand corner first.

Step 2: Choose Account in the bottom left part.

Step 3: Click Update Options.

Step 4: Choose Update Now.

If the Microsoft Word is the latest version, it’s unnecessary to update. But if the Microsoft Word isn’t the latest version, please update it to the latest version.

Way 3: Repair damaged files

Sometimes damaged files lead to no response of Microsoft Word. There is one method to fix this problem, which is to repair damaged files.

Step 1: Choose File in the left upper corner.

Step 2: Click Options in lower left corner.

Step 3: Choose Add-ins option first and then click Go.

Step 4: Choose the first three options and click OK.

Part 3: Conclusion

These all are 3 different ways to fix Microsoft Word not responding according to different causes. If you found Microsoft Word giving no response, please don’t be worried. As one of the most common problems in using Microsoft Word, open pile of documents at the same time, old version of Microsoft Word and damaged files are three main reasons of it. You can try to close other files that you don’t need, update it to the newest version or repair damaged files. Hope you can solve your problem after reading this article.