#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Office applications open slowly, hang, or start with a blank window Fix : Bisect the add-ins Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-excel-slow Run as : The application itself Expect : 30 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Safe mode is fast. That result tells you it is an add-in with near certainty. HOW TO UNDO IT Every add-in can be re-enabled in the same dialog. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Office applications open slowly, hang, or start with a blank window' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Bisect the add-ins' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 30 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'List what is loaded and how long each took -- Office records this itself.' -Command { Get-ItemProperty 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Excel\Resiliency\StartupItems' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'In the application: File -> Options -> Add-ins. Manage COM Add-ins -> Go, and disable them all.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Restart normally, confirm it is fast, then re-enable them one at a time, restarting between each.' -Why 'Disabling them all and leaving it there works but tells you nothing, and someone will re-enable the culprit in a month. Twenty minutes of bisecting names it permanently.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Adobe, antivirus and PDF-maker add-ins are the usual culprits, and the vendor usually has a current version that behaves.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Check the Disabled Items list too, which Office maintains separately: File -> Options -> Add-ins -> Manage: Disabled Items.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The application opens in a few seconds with the add-ins you need enabled.' 'White' Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-excel-slow' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Every add-in can be re-enabled in the same dialog.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule