If Excel files are not opening on double-click, first try opening the workbook in Safe Mode. If that fails, use the ‘Open and Repair’ feature found under ‘Open’ in the File menu.

A start-up file accessed by Excel during spreadsheet loading can cause Excel to hang or slow down. To find out if this is the problem, open Excel in safe mode.

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