Microsoft Word Starter 2010 cannot be opened. Try again or repair the product in the Control Panel

This error usually appears out of nowhere and users have said that they just started their Microsoft Office one day and it turns on, but there is this error message that prevents them from opening any of the Microsoft Office suite applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint. etc.

There are several things that can cause this error to appear and most of them are quite easy to resolve if you are among the lucky ones.. If that is not the case, you may need to work a bit more on the solution, but we still believe that it will solve the problem before reaching the end of this article.

Solution 1: Repair Microsoft Office started from control panel or settings

You can always try to repair Microsoft Office 2010 from the Control Panel, as it seems to be the most accepted solution you can find online regarding this problem. Dozens of people were relieved when they found this simple solution and we hope you are one of them..

1. Click on the start menu and open the Control Panel by searching for it simply by typing with the start menu window open or by clicking the search button next to it. Alternatively, you can click the gear icon at the bottom left of the Start menu to open the Settings app if you are using Windows 10.

1. In the control panel, select View as: Category option in the upper right corner of the Control Panel window and click Uninstall a program in the Programs section.

2. If you are using the Settings app, clicking Applications should immediately bring up a list of all the programs installed on your PC, so wait a minute for it to load.

3. Busque Microsoft Office 2010 in Control Panel or Settings and click Change. Follow the instructions below to repair your installation.

1. Once the process is finished, check if you still have the same problem when starting one of the Office applications. If so, try to locate the Microsoft Office Starter entry 2010 in Control Panel or Settings and repeat the same process.

Solution 2: uninstall Starter 2010 and open a DOC file

Another twist on the same problem would be to completely uninstall Microsoft Office Starter 2010 and let the Microsoft Office suite install it by itself. This can be done very easily and has helped people who were not very lucky with the Solution 1 or they can't find toggle option in Control Panel.

1. Follow the steps 1-3 from the previous solution to navigate to the same Control Panel or Settings window, where you can locate the entry for Microsoft Office Starter 2010.

2. Click the Uninstall option at the top of the window, confirm the confirmation dialog boxes and follow the onscreen instructions to completely uninstall this tool.

1. Once the process is finished, search for any .DOC file (or any file that Microsoft Office normally handles, as .PPT, .PPTX, .XLS, etc.) and click Use Starter when prompted to choose an option. Check if the problem disappears after reinstalling Starter in this way.

Solution 3: fully update your Windows operating system

Installing the latest updates has helped several users after trying the above methods. The above solutions are universal and have helped most of the users, but installing the latest updates released by Microsoft is one of the last resources that could solve the problem for you.

1. Open the PowerShell tool by simply right-clicking the Start menu button and selecting the Windows PowerShell option (Administrator) to open it with the necessary administrator privileges for this process. If you see command prompt instead of PowerShell, you can also search for it manually in the Start menu or in the search bar next to it.

1. In the Powershell console, scribe “cmd” and wait for Powershell to switch to cmd environment, which may seem more natural.

2. On the console “cmd”, type the command shown below and make sure to click Enter after:

wuauclt.exe / Updatenow

1. Let this command run for at least an hour and check if they have been found and / or installed updates without problems.

Alternative:

1. Find Settings in the Start menu and click on the first result that appears. You can also directly click on the gear-shaped button at the bottom left of the start menu.

1. Find the Update & Security option at the bottom of the Settings window and click on it to open the update-related settings.

2. Stay on the Windows Update tab and click the Check for Updates button in the Update Status section to check if a new version of Windows is available online.

1. Yes there is one, Windows should start the download process automatically. Make sure to be patient and restart your computer when prompted. Check if the problem with Office is fixed after installing the latest updates.

Solution 4: Run a certain startup file manually

This solution may seem strange, but it is easy to understand and perform. Even better, sometimes solve the problem, which made this method important enough to include in the article. Basically, you will need to locate a file and just run it and let it do its job. Sounds simple enough!

1. Find the file you need to run in the location shown below. Note that this is the default location for the file and that it is placed there by default, regardless of where you chose to install Office. If you can't follow the specified path, this solution may not apply to your scenario.

C: N- Program files (x86) N- Common files N- Microsoft Shared Virtualization Driver

1. Run this file and wait for its process to finish. You should see two options at the bottom: Pause and Close. When the process is complete, click Close to close this box, restart your computer and see if the problem persists.