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Search the community and support articles Windows Windows 10 Search Community member. Doing a search for turning off compatibility mode in windows 10 brings up a number of replies. None resolve the issue and the pop ups saying the program was started in compatibility mode keep popping up.

Sorry this didn’t help. I see compatibility mode on all documents and many of them can’t be opened in other programmes The situation has got quite complicated and I think I need to work through it to see what develops? Your mixed environment of versions will result in documents being placed in “compatibility” mode when they are edited with Word and then opened for additional editing on a Word system.

Originally, “compatibility mode” only occurred when opening binary formatted doc documents on a systems setup for the XML format docx , in other words, documents of the Word 97 – format being opened on machines running Word – However, XML code changes that were required in Office and later versions, introduced another form of compatibility mode, a compatibility between the various versions of XML.

Where I have found compatibility mode to be a problem is in editing complex documents The alignment of these objects shift a few pixels and in the case of table columns, this shifting leads to a stair stepping effect on all edited rows.

My recommendation to our customers is to always convert the document out of compatibility mode before editing. Renaming the Normal template should create a new one which is not in Compatibility mode. Note that if some older versions of the file these may have names such as PreNormal, NormalPre or Normal1 are present, you have to delete those before restarting Word.

You should also check that the executable file for winword. Locate winword. Choose the option to try recommended settings and follow all the steps, up to and including testing the settings. If you rename the normal template on a machine not delete with Word closed and then reopen Word, a new normal template, not in compatibility mode, will be formed.

How to Find the Normal Template. If your old normal template has customizations like styles, formatted autocorrect, autotext, macros, keyboard shortcuts, write back for how to preserve those. You do not want to be using a normal template in Word or vice-versa. Do not copy it from one version to a different one. Note that ‘Compatibility Mode’ is not an error condition, it is simply an indcation that the document was formatted in an earlier version or Word.

Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Does it happen if you open Word in Safe mode? Safe mode is not a way to regularly use Word, but it is a valuable diagnostic step.

If your problem goes away when you use Safe mode, we can walk you through other steps that may help eliminate the problem. Please write back. If it works in Safe mode, you may want to look at the following while waiting for more information from me or here on the forum. It is safe. I am providing it because I think it contains information that will help you.

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The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP Potentially Unwanted Products. Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. You will lose any features added in later versions. Those pages contain accurate safe information that I think will help you. I am a fellow user. I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

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In reply to RichardNorth1’s post on May 25, An additional step would be to run a scan to find and repair files. To do that, you would bring up a command prompt window in administrator mode. In Cortana type Command. You will see Command Prompt. Right-click on that and run as Administrator.

 
 

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Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn’t help. Hi Charles, and thanks for your speedy reply. Here is my log of events so far. As noted at the end, I’m about to reboot and, if the problem persists as seems likely I’ll pick up where we’re leaving off. Suddenly Word opens all files in Compatibility mode, and I am unable to edit, etc. There should be a Convert button under File Info. I tried them all. As per remedy 2 I found a Normal file and renamed it AbNormal.

A new Normal file appeared after reloading Word, but the problem persisted. For the Regedit fix, I used v Following the regedit fix, I just reopened Word as suggested; no joy. I’m about to reboot. Hello again – I just rebooted, and the problem persists. Is it noteworthy that when I load a new Word file, a banner fully populated with function appears momentarily and then is replaced by the Compatibility mode banner?

I tried booting up in Safe Mode; no joy. In fact, just more nonsense, in the form of a message, when I loaded Word, to the effect that “Microsoft can’t find your license. In any event, I’m back to limping along in Compatibility mode. I have a major address to give to an international meeting this week, and it would be nice if my humble PC would work for me, instead of asking that I work for it.

Show us a screen shot which should be something like the following, other than for the name of the product. However, in preparing notes for a speech, it is unlikely that being in compatibility mode is going to hamper you in any way. This is consuming hours I simply don’t have, and I need to prepare my talks for which PowerPoint seems still to be working, thank goodness. The licence that you had in , which would have been for Version 1. But as I said, it is very unlikely that being restricted to compatibility mode would have any impact on the presentation that you are preparing.

I’ve tried saving files in the current Word format as well as Word format, and it makes no difference; everything loads in Compatibility mode. I appreciate your sense of humor in pointing out that my DOS license doesn’t carry through to the present. Rather, I mentioned it just to show that I’ve been a loyal customer for many years and a developer several years back. May I assume that’s not the problem? Attached is the screenshot you requested. As you can see, it doesn’t show the options in your message.

Choose where you want to search below Search Search the Community. Word suddenly displays files only in Compatibility mode, and there is no Convert button under the File menu to give me access to them. Online suggestions are few and ineffective.

This is appalling in a mainstream, critical app. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :.

Cancel Submit. Previous Next. Hi Richard, Is this a problem with one document or all documents or something in between? Does it happen if you open Word in Safe mode? Safe mode is not a way to regularly use Word, but it is a valuable diagnostic step.

If your problem goes away when you use Safe mode, we can walk you through other steps that may help eliminate the problem. Please write back. If it works in Safe mode, you may want to look at the following while waiting for more information from me or here on the forum. It is safe.

I am providing it because I think it contains information that will help you. However, as an Independent Advisor I am required to add the following when posting here with a link to any non-Microsoft site: Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP Potentially Unwanted Products.

Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it. You will lose any features added in later versions. Those pages contain accurate safe information that I think will help you. I am a fellow user. I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

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In reply to RichardNorth1’s post on May 25, An additional step would be to run a scan to find and repair files. To do that, you would bring up a command prompt window in administrator mode. In Cortana type Command. You will see Command Prompt. Right-click on that and run as Administrator.

Then press the Enter key. Show us a screen shot which should be something like the following, other than for the name of the product However, in preparing notes for a speech, it is unlikely that being in compatibility mode is going to hamper you in any way. Thanks, Doug. I’ve gone on to update Office manually, but the problem persists. To be continued. In what format have you saved the Word document?

You have not shown us the requested screen shot. Thanks again, Doug, for your prompt reply. What now? Are you using a version of Office installed by the company for whom you work? This site in other languages x.

 

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I you wanted to turn off the compatibility mode for a program you can try the below steps. Right click on the setup files and select properties. Click on compatibility tab and uncheck the box Run this program in mirosoft for:. Threats include any threat of suicide, compatibilkty, or harm to another.

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Hi Andrew, Welcome to Microsoft Community. I understand your concern. I will do my best to fix the issue. To understand the issue better please provide us more information. A screenshot of the issue would be wonderful. Click on compatibility tab and uncheck the box Run this program in compatibility for: Click on Apply and Ok. We look forward to hear from you. Thanks for your feedback. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to Billion Debbarma’s post on April 6, I uncheck the box for compatibility mode for windows 8 and click on apply and OK and I still get the message that compatibility mode is turned on and to turn it off and try again!

In reply to regal’s post on December 15, Yeah I know what you mean orf won’t turn microsoft project 2016 compatibility mode turn off free either I can only pick one of the other systems except Windows ten.

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