Many Word users have received an error message that states, Word experienced an error trying to open the file.
This error message appears for some users when they try to open a .doc file on their computer. Therefore, documents don’t open when Word pops up this error message:
Word experienced an error trying to open the file. Try these suggestions.
If you are also getting this issue on your computer, try the available workaround as follows:
How To Fix Word experienced an error trying to open the file on Windows 10
Method 1. Unblock your Word file
1. Right-click the .doc file that the error arises in. Click Properties.
2. In the General tab, check the Unblock button.
3. Click OK to save changes.
Method 2. Disable Word’s Protected View options
1. Open the Word application.
2. Click on Word’s File tab > select Options.
3. Go to the Trust Center tab, click the Trust Center Settings button.
4. Select Protected View to open the options.
5. Uncheck all the boxes under Protected view section. Click OK.
6. Close the MS Word and reboot your computer.
Method 3. Add the files to a trusted folder location
1. Press Windows key + E to open File Explorer.
2. Move the document file the Word experienced an error issue arises for, to an alternative folder.
3. Launch the Word application.
4. Click the File tab and click on the Options.
5. Click on the Trust Center Settings button on the Trust Center tab.
6. In the left side of Trust Center window, select Trusted Locations, then click on Add new location. Microsoft Office Trusted Location window will open.
7. Now, in the Microsoft Office Trusted Location, click the Browse button and select the folder that you moved the Word documents to. Click OK.
8. Check the Subfolders of this location are also trusted checkbox. Click OK to save the changes.
9. Close the MS Word and then reboot your computer.
After restarting try to open the file again. You should be able to open the document file without the error.
In this video, we are gonna show you how to fix word experienced an error when trying to open the file:
Method 4. Repair the MS Word document
1. Open the Word application.
2. Click Open on Word’s File tab and select the Browse option.
3. Choose the Word document the error arises for.
4. Click the Open button’s small arrow to open the submenu.
5. Click on the Open and Repair option.
Hope some thing helps you.
