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Open Finder and go to the Library folder. For this, use the Command+Shift+G key command. In the search field type /Library and click the Go button. Here you should find all the folders and files related to Microsoft Word and delete them. Remove files from the XLStart folder and the alternative startup folders. To remove files from the XLStart folder and the alternative startup folders, follow these steps: Select Start, and then select Run. In the Open box, type one of the following and press Enter: For Office365 or 2019 32 bit: C: Program Files (x86) Microsoft Office root xx.

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Summary

This article describes how to prevent files from automatically opening when you start Microsoft Excel.

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When you start Excel, all the files that are located in the XLStart folder are automatically opened. This behavior occurs regardless of the kind of file. Additionally, if you specified an alternative startup folder for Excel, every file in that folder is also automatically opened.To remove an alternative startup folder:

  1. Select the File menu and then select Options.
  2. Select the Advanced tab and then locate the General section.
  3. Clear the box next to 'At startup, open all files in:'.

Excel might stop responding or take longer to start if either of the following conditions is true:

  • The files in either startup folder aren't valid Excel workbooks or worksheets.
  • The files are stored on a network drive that has a slow network connection.

How to prevent files from automatically opening in Excel

Use one of the following methods to prevent files from automatically opening when you start Excel.

Remove files from the XLStart folder and the alternative startup folders

To remove files from the XLStart folder and the alternative startup folders, follow these steps:

  1. Select Start, and then select Run.

  2. In the Open box, type one of the following and press Enter:

    • For Office365 or 2019 32 bit:

      C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootxxXLSTART

    • For Office365 or 2019 64 bit:

      C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficerootxxXLSTART

      Where 'xx' represents the version that you are using (for example, Office15, Office14, etc.).

    Also try the following:

    • %appdata%MicrosoftexcelXLSTART
    • C:UsersUserNameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftexcelXLSTART

  3. Delete any files in the XLStart folder or move them to another folder.

  4. Restart Excel.

Start Excel in safe mode

Note

This is only a temporary solution that will not fix the issue. To use this method, it must be done every time that you start Excel.

Another method for preventing files from automatically opening is to start Excel in safe mode. Starting Excel in safe mode prevents all Excel add-ins, toolbar customizations, and startup folders from loading when the program is started.

There are two ways to start Excel in safe mode: the CTRL key and command-line switches.

Using the CTRL key

To start Excel in safe mode, hold down the CTRL key while you start Excel. You will receive the following message: Excel has detected that you are holding down the CTRL key. Do you want to start Excel in Safe mode? Select Yes to start in safe mode.

You can then delete files from the alternative startup location as described earlier.

Use Command-line switches

In all versions of Excel, you can use a command-line switch to start Excel in safe mode.Both the /safe switch and the /automation switch can be used for this purpose.

Note

The /safe switch starts Excel in safe mode. The /automation switch disables all automatically opened files and auto-run macros.

To use a command-line switch to start Excel, follow these steps:

  1. Select Start, and then select Run.

  2. In the Open box, type either of the following lines (but not both):

    excel.exe /safe

    excel.exe /automation

  3. Select OK.

Note

If Microsoft Windows Installer starts when you use one of these command-lines switches, clickCancel to finish starting Excel.

Press the ESCAPE key

Note

This is only a temporary solution that will not fix the issue. To use this method, it must be done every time that you start Excel.

Another method for preventing files from automatically opening is to press the ESCAPE key (but do not press and hold). When you press ESCAPE after the files start to open, Excel is prevented from opening additional files.

Using this method, you may receive one or both of the following messages:

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  • Would you like to cancel opening all files from your Alternate Startup File Location?
  • Would you like to cancel opening all files from your XLStart Location?

If you click Yes in either message, Excel starts without opening any additional files from the startup locations.

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Note

Do not hold the ESCAPE key. If you do this, the messages will be closed before you can click Yes.

References

For more information about Excel startup folders, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

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This article was written by Eric Ellis, Senior Support Escalation Engineer.

When you troubleshoot KMS configuration and activation issues, you may find unexpected Windows or Office KMS hosts in their environment. This article describes how to discover Office and Windows KMS hosts through DNS, and how to remove unauthorized KMS hosts.

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Note

The following steps are similar in Office KMS 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019.

Discover Office and Windows KMS hosts through DNS

By default, Windows and Office clients discover KMS hosts through DNS and a related _vlmcs SRV record. To determine whether a KMS client can locate a KMS host or whether unwanted KMS hosts exist on the network, run a command similar to the following:

Review the kms.txt file, and it should contain one or more entries similar to the following:

Running this nslookup command frequently reveals _vlmcs SRV entries that are tied to unauthorized Windows or Office KMS hosts.

Remove unauthorized Windows KMS hosts

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In many cases, Windows KMS hosts may be unintentionally set up by users who mistakenly entered a KMS host product key, instead of a Windows client product key. To resolve this issue, follow these steps on the computer(s) in question, replace the KMS product key and convert it to a KMS or MAK client:

  1. Open an elevated command prompt.

  2. Run cscript slmgr.vbs /ipk xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx, where xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx is Windows product key (there should be 25 numbers).

  3. To prevent instability in the license service, restart the system or the Software Protection Service. To restart the Software Protection Service, run the following commands:

  4. Run the following command to display the license information for the installed and active Windows edition:

  5. In DNS Manager, locate the appropriate forward lookup zone, and then delete the _vlmcs SRV records that exist for each computer which is not to serve as a Windows KMS host.

For more information, see the following articles:

Remove unauthorized Office KMS hosts

It's not common to create an Office KMS host unintentionally, because setting up an Office KMS requires a specific product key and the installation of the Microsoft Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack.

To determine whether a computer has the Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack installed and has an active Office KMS host, run the following command:

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The output of a computer which has the Office 2010 KMS Host License Pack installed resembles the following. In the following example, key items are Partial Product Key: XXXXX and License Status: Licensed. These items indicate that the Office 2010 KMS host key is successfully installed and activated. To pull all the products installed, including all Office KMS host installations, run the following command:

In this command, path equals where you want to write the output. In this file, search for Office and find all the instances for the Office KMS host installations. If you only want to pull specific Office KMS information, replace the Activation ID that is mentioned earlier in the command (bfe7a195-4f8f-4f0b-a622-cf13c7d16864) with the Activation ID for Office 2013, 2016, or 2019. An example of the output resembles the following:

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Then, follow these steps to remove an Office KMS host in your environment:

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  1. Open an elevated command prompt.

  2. Run the following command to uninstall Office KMS host product key:

    Warning

    If the command is run without the Office activation ID (bfe7a195-4f8f-4f0b-a622-cf13c7d16864), all installed product keys are uninstalled, including those for Windows.

  3. Run the following command again to check the status of the Office KMS host:

  4. If the Office KMS host product key is removed, the output resembles the following. The key items are This license is not in use and License Status: Unlicensed.

  5. In DNS Manager, locate the appropriate forward lookup zone, and then delete the _vlmcs SRV records that exist for each computer which is not to serve as an Office KMS host.

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