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Microsoft Word Application Busy Error

  • 10/04/2025
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DISCLAIMER: This advice may include, but is not limited to, changes to the Windows Registry, Windows permissions, network settings, and antivirus/firewall settings. These actions should only be performed by an experienced IT support professional.

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If you get the error "The message filter indicated that the application was busy." when opening Microsoft Word documents, this means that there's a problem with Microsoft Word.

  1. Close Microsoft Word.

  2. Open the Windows Task Manager.

    Press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard and select Task Manager.

  3. Click the Processes tab. You may need to click More details to see the tabs.

  4. Click the Name/Image Name column to sort the processes in alphabetical order.

  5. Find and select an entry beginning with WINWORD.EXE.

  6. Click End Process.

  7. Repeat the last 2 steps to end all processes beginning with WINWORD.EXE.

  8. Close the Task Manager.

You should now be able to open Microsoft Word and generate correspondence for a matter in LEAP.

 
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DISCLAIMER: This advice may include, but is not limited to, changes to the Windows Registry, Windows permissions, network settings, and antivirus/firewall settings. These actions should only be performed by an experienced IT support professional. 

Last Modified Date
10/04/2025 6:10 am
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Microsoft Word Application Busy Error
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Microsoft Word Application Busy Error