How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

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Has your Microsoft Office installation got corrupted? Are your Office programs not working properly? In this case, rather than go for an uninstall – reinstall, you might want to repair Microsoft Office 2021/2019 or Office 365 installation first. Here are the steps you will have to take to repair Microsoft Office, Office for Business, Office 365 Home, and Business editions on Windows 11/10.

How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

You can repair Microsoft Office or Office 365 using Settings in Windows 11 as follows:

  1. Press Win+I to open Windows Settings
  2. From the left side, select Apps
  3. Search for Office
  4. Click on the 3-dots to open more options
  5. Select Modify
  6. From the pop-up select:
    • Quick Repair or
    • Online Repair
  7. Once the process starts and completes, restart your computer.

In Windows 10, you will see this UI:

How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

When you choose to repair, you might get two options. It depends on how the Microsoft Office was installed, i.e., Web Installer or Offline installer (MSI based).

  • Web Installer: When prompted ‘How would you like to repair Office’, select Online Repair > Repair. Do not use Quick repair option here.
  • MSI-based: In ‘Change your installation’, select Repair and then click Continue.

The repair process makes sure that the app data remains untouched.

Repair Office using Windows Control Panel

How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

Tou repair Office using Control Panel:

  • Open Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall a program
  • Locate Office > Right-click on it > Select Change.
  • Select Quick Repair or Online Repair to initiate the process.

What is Office Quick Repair?

Quick Repair runs faster but only detects and replaces corrupted files. The repair is carried out locally and so you do not need an Internet connection.

What is Online Repair

Online Repair takes longer but does an uninstall and a complete repair and so fixes all issues. You will an Internet connection for this.

How to repair earlier versions of Microsoft Office 2016/2013/2010/2007?

How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

Open Control Panel and click Programs and Features.

Right-click the Office program that you want to repair, and select Change.

Next click Repair > Continue. Office will start repairing the apps.

How do I repair my Microsoft Office 2010?

Once the process is completed, restart your computer.

Switches to help you troubleshoot and repair Microsoft Word

  • To simply reset the Word registry values to default type winword /r in start search and hit Enter.
  • To prevent Word from loading the macros type winword /m and hit Enter.
  • To prevent Word from loading its add-ins, type winword /a and hit Enter.

How to Uninstall Office

  • Open Control Panel and click Programs and Features.
  • Double click Office.
  • The program will start its un-installation process
  • On completion, restart the computer

Now you can go in for a fresh install of Office again.

TIP: You can remove or Uninstall Microsoft Office or Office 365 using this tool from Microsoft.

Uninstall individual Office programs

You cannot uninstall individual Office programs. If you want to install only specific Office programs, you must uninstall Office first, and then reinstall it using a custom installation, and select the programs that you want to install.

TIP: How to repair, update or uninstall Microsoft Office Click-to-Run may also interest you.

Install only select programs in  Office 2016/2013/2010/2007

  • Start the installation of your Office suite.
  • In the Choose the installation you want dialog box, click Customize.
  • On the Installation Options tab, right-click the program(s) that you do not want to be installed.
  • Click Install now to complete the custom installation.

TIP: Have a look at Office Configuration Analyzer Tool. It will help you analyze & identify Office program problems.

Anand Khanse is the Admin of TheWindowsClub.com, a 10-year Microsoft MVP (2006-16) & a Windows Insider MVP. Please read the entire post & the comments first, create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system & be careful about any 3rd-party offers while installing freeware.

How do I fix a corrupted Microsoft Office?

The Open and Repair command might be able to recover your file..
Click File > Open > Browse and then go to the location or folder where the document (Word), workbook (Excel), or presentation (PowerPoint) is stored. ... .
Click the file you want, and then click the arrow next to Open, and click Open and Repair..

Will Office 2010 still work after 2022?

On 1 May 2022, Office 2010 will no longer be supported and will be switched off by Microsoft. If you're using this, or other unsupported products, your access to NHSmail may be disrupted.

How can I upgrade my Office 2010 to 2019 for free?

Open any Office app, such as Word, and create a new document. Go to File > Account (or Office Account if you opened Outlook). Under Product Information, choose Update Options > Update Now.

Is there still support for Office 2010?

Support for Office 2010 ended on October 13, 2020 and there will be no extension and no extended security updates.