What is ‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error in Windows 10?
If you are facing ‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error in Windows 10 computer while trying to launch Microsoft Office applications like MS Word, then you are in right place for the solution. Here, you will be guided with easy steps/methods to resolve the issue. Let’s starts the discussion.
‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error: It is common error considered Microsoft Office application error. This error is usually appeared when you try to launch Microsoft Office applications like MS Word in your Windows 10 computer. This error indicates that Microsoft Office Word application was unable to start last time and urges you to start the application in Safe Mode to re-access the application. Let’s take a look at error message.
“Word Couldn’t start last time. Safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem, but some features might not be available in this mode. Do you want to start in safe mode?”
There could be several reasons behind this Microsoft Office application error including corrupted Microsoft Office application installation files, plugins and others. In such case, you need to press & hold ‘CTRL’ key on keyboard and click the application and don’t release ‘CTRL’ key until it asks you for Safe Mode confirmation. One possible way to fix the issue is to disable/enable Add-ins or plugins in Safe Mode while you can also try repairing Microsoft Office application installation file in order to fix corruption in it. Let’s go for the solution.
How to fix Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem error in Windows 10?
Method 1: Fix ‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error with ‘PC Repair Tool’
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Method 2: Fix ‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error using Registry Editor
Step 1: Press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘regedit’ in the opened ‘Run’ window and hit ‘OK’ button to open ‘Registry Editor’
Step 2: In ‘Registry Editor’, navigate to following path in left pane
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office
Step 3: The above location you can see different keys based on MS Office version you used. You need to open the correct Office version you are using like Office 2003 (11.0), Office 2007 (12.0), Office 2010 (14.0), Office 2013 (15.0), Office 365, Office 2019 or Office 2016 (16.0)
Step 4: Once you are in correct path like Office 365 (you have), under ’16.0 (For Office 365)’, expand ‘Common’ folder in left pane, and select ‘Open Find’ key
Step 5: If you can’t see ‘Open Find’ key, right-click on ‘Common’ folder in left pane, and select ‘New > key’ and name the key to ‘Open Find’ and click on it
Step 6: Now, in right pane, right-click on empty space and select ‘New > DWORD (32-bit) Value’ and name the key to ‘EnableShellDataCaching’ and hit ‘Enter’ to create the key.
Step 7: Right-click on newly created key and select ‘Modify’, set its value to ‘1’ and hit ‘OK’ button to save the changes. Once done, restart your computer and retry launching MS Word and check if the error is resolved.
Method 3: Repair Microsoft Office Application in Windows 10
One possible way to fix the issue is to repair MS Office application or repair Microsoft Office Suite in your computer.
Step 1: Open ‘Control Panel’ in Windows 10 via Windows Search
Step 2: In ‘Control Panel’, go to ‘Uninstall a Program > Programs & Features’, find and select ‘Microsoft Office Suite Installation’ program, and click ‘Change’ button to open ‘Microsoft Office Repair Utility’.
Step 3: Click ‘Yes’ to confirm. You can choose ‘Quick Repair’ or ‘Online Repair’ option and hit ‘Repair’ button to start repairing process.
Step 4: Wait to finish repairing process. Once done, restart your computer and restart MS Word and check if it works for you.
Method 4: Disable Add-ins in Safe Mode
Another possible way to fix the issue is to disable Add-ins in Safe Mode and then restart MS Word in Normal Mode.
Step 1: When you see ‘Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem’ error, click ‘Yes’ button to open Office application in Safe Mode. Or if you hit ‘No’ button on error window, then press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type ‘winword/safe’ in ‘Run’ window to open MS Word in Safe Mode
Step 2: Once you are in MS Word Safe Mode, click on ‘File menu > Options >’
Step 3: In the opened ‘Word Options’ window, click on ‘Add-ins’ tab in left pane, and right pane select ‘COM Add-in’ from dropdown under ‘Manage:’ section, and hit ‘Go…’ button next to it
Step 4: Deselect all the add-ins in the list to disable and hit ‘OK’ button and close MS Word application. Now, re-launch MS Word in normal mode and check if it works for you.
Method 5: Delete files Microsoft Office application Startup path
You can also try to fix the issue by removing files & folders in Startup path of the Office application that is causing error.
Step 1: For MS Word, press ‘Windows + R’ keys on keyboard, type the ‘%appdata%\Microsoft\Word’ in the opened ‘Run’ window and hit ‘Ok’ button to open the window where you can perform file deletions
Step 2: In the opened window, find ‘Startup’ folder inside ‘MS Word’ folder. Open ‘Startup’ folder, select all the contents inside it and delete them.
Step 3: Once done, restart MS Word application and check if the error is resolved.
Conclusion
I am sure this post helped you on How to fix Word couldn’t start last time safe mode could help you troubleshoot the problem error in Windows 10 with several easy steps/methods. You can read & follow our instructions to do so. That’s all. For any suggestions or queries, please write on comment box below.
