PowerPoint is the most commonly used tool for presentations in business and education environments. It uses slides to organize and present data in a clear and compelling fashion. As with any application or software, PowerPoint may hang or freeze at times. This may cause your PPT files to get corrupt or damaged. This article explains reasons and potential solutions for PowerPoint to behave in an unusual way.
- Install latest Office updates – Updates provide security and feature enhancements to applications and PowerPoint is no exception. For proper functioning of any application, regular updates are crucial. So if you find any irregular behavior in PowerPoint, install latest Office updates.
- Antivirus software – Your antivirus software usually integrates with all applications in your system. Similarly, it integrates with PowerPoint as well. This can at times trouble your experience with PowerPoint. To resolve this issue, try disabling any antivirus software add-ins that is installed with PowerPoint application.
- An issue with add-ins – Despite additional features and enhancements that add-ins provide, they may at times interfere with PowerPoint. To solve issues with add-ins,
- Click on Start and type in PowerPoint/safe
- This will open PowerPoint in safe mode without add-ins
- Now, if you find that PowerPoint works fine, add-ins were the items causing trouble. To disable them,
- Go to File menu > Choose Options > Add-ins
- Then select COM Add-ins
- Disable/enable each of the addins and check for one causing trouble
4. Office Repair tool – If none of these methods work, you can use the built-in Office Repair tool. Open Control Panel > Choose Programs & Features > Uninstall or change a program. In the list, right-click on Microsoft Office and then click Repair. This should solve your issue.
After troubleshooting using these steps, if you still face issues with MS PowerPoint 2016 not opening PPTX file, you will need a repair tool like Remo PowerPoint Repair.
About Remo PowerPoint Repair
Remo PowerPoint Repair tool is designed to fix your PPT, PPTX and PPS files. The software uses a read-only mechanism, meaning it reads your original file, fixes issues and creates healthy files. Thus, your original file is not disturbed. All elements such as clipart, hyperlinks, headers, and footers are extracted and presented in your repaired file. The software supports all versions of Windows including Windows 10.
An advanced feature is the Preview feature, which allows you to preview recovered files prior to saving them.