Windows 10: Why Can't I use MS Word?

Discus and support Why Can't I use MS Word? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I pay a monthly subscription for 365 but I am trying to update a resume and it is in all black and says that it is unlicensed and won't allow me to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by DARLENE BERNARD, Mar 28, 2025.

  1. Why Can't I use MS Word?


    I pay a monthly subscription for 365 but I am trying to update a resume and it is in all black and says that it is unlicensed and won't allow me to make any changes? Also, I called trying to talk to summary and only got automated and it assumed that I was calling about my payment which I wasn't and no matter what Microsoft # I call, it refers me to a link for payment and hang up. I've been paying for something I can't use for a year now. Please me help with this. You may contact me at 314-243-3013 and my name is Darlene Bernard

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    DARLENE BERNARD, Mar 28, 2025
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  2. MS WORD

    I have proceeded with your suggestion of selecting the word document saved in a path and tried to select it for right clicking but miserably failed. It has not allowed me to select the word document first and windows explorer hanged circling for sometime
    and came out of explorer itself. This issue may be something different I feel. Other MS docs like excel, notepad etc are opening correctly when I double click as usual and this word document only giving problem.

    Please suggest some other workable solution.

    Thanks,

    Balakrishnan.
     
    BalakrishnanVenkatraman, Mar 28, 2025
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  3. MS WORD

    Hi Balakrishnan,

    Thank you for updating me about the concern.

    I greatly apologize if It was not explain in detail on the site I have provided.

    Please accept my sincere apology Balakrishnan.

    One of the most common cause why Microsoft office file that won't open on windows 10 is because of incorrect file associations.

    The troubleshooting steps to know if this is the cause of the issue is to manually select the correct program or application to open the File, we can do this by:

    1. Going to the " File Explorer" , then choose the file (Microsoft Word doc.) you want to open, then right-click the file.

    2.Select Open With

    3. Then, select Microsoft Word from the list of options.

    If the cause of the MS word file not opening in file explorer is incorrect file associations it should open the file.

    However if it would still not open the file we then look for other troubleshooting steps to determine the cause of this concern.

    Please update me about the outcome so that I can further assist you Balakrishnan.

    Best regards,

    Anthony De Jesus

    Independent Advisor
     
    Anthony1129, Mar 28, 2025
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  4. Junaid_A Win User

    Why Can't I use MS Word?

    Microsoft Indic Keyboard in not transliterating in MS Word

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community forums.



    • Is the issue specific to MS Word 2016 or does it happen on all the applications?


    If the issue is specific to MS Word, I suggest you check if there are any updates pushed for Word and install them. Click on
    Help at the top and check for updates.



    If you already have an updated version of Word already, you may go through
    Hindi Indic Input 3 - User Guide and check if that helps.



    If the issue persists, you may use Translate text into
    a different language
    as an alternative.



    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, Mar 28, 2025
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