#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Office applications open slowly, hang, or start with a blank window Fix : Run the online repair Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-app-excel-slow Run as : Settings -> Apps Expect : 45 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Nothing above accounts for it. HOW TO UNDO IT A repair does not remove documents or settings. The Office deployment tool can roll back to a previous build if a specific version was better. 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 4" 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 ' Run the online repair' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 45 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 'Settings -> Apps -> Installed apps -> Microsoft 365 -> Modify -> Quick Repair first. It takes a few minutes and needs no network.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'If that does not resolve it, run Online Repair, which reinstalls the whole product from Microsoft.' -Why 'Online Repair is effectively a reinstall that preserves settings and licence state. It takes half an hour and a good connection, and it resolves the file-level damage that Quick Repair cannot.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Confirm the update channel is the one intended -- a machine on a preview channel can carry a defect that the monthly channel does not.' -Command { Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration' | Format-List CDNBaseUrl,VersionToReport,UpdateChannel } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'Update to the current build of that channel after the repair.' -Manual Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The applications open promptly and the version reported matches the intended channel.' '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: A repair does not remove documents or settings. The Office deployment tool can roll back to a previous build if a specific version was better.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule