Are you not happy with the current MS Office settings on your desktop or Android device? If yes, in this blog, we will discuss how to reset Microsoft Office via stepwise guides for Windows, Mac, and Android.

Without further ado, let’s begin.


How To Reset Microsoft Office in Windows
To reset Microsoft Office, follow the following steps:

Close the Microsoft Word application:
To reset your Microsoft Word, make sure your application is closed you want to reset.

Open File Explorer:
You can open the file explorer by Win+E command or simply click on File Explorer in the Windows menu.

Set File Explorer to show the hidden files and folders:
To display the folder file you have to edit, you need to follow the following steps:

Click on the View menu at the top of File Explorer
Now click on the options in the top right corner of the window.
After that, click on the View Tab.
Now you will see “Show hidden files, folders, and drives” under the “Hidden files and folders” section. Click on it and then click OK.
Go to the Users folder in File Explorer:
To navigate the folder, go to the address bar at the top of the File Explorer and type “C:\Users\”.

Go to the Microsoft Templates folder:
Double click on the following files:

Username in the right panel
App data (usually hidden)
Microsoft folder
Templates folder
Rename the “Normal.dotm” file to the “Normal.old”:
Rename the file, and after doing so, hide the files, folders, and drives you unhid by going through View>Option>View.

Press “Win+R” to go to Run Window:
This opens the registry editor for the remaining settings. After opening the registry window, Type “regedit” and click on OK Button to open the editor.

Now double click the following files in the list of “Registry Editor” :
“HKEY_CURRENT_USER”
“SOFTWARE”
“MICROSOFT”
“OFFICE”
A version of your Word application folder can be 15.0, 14,0, 12.0, or 11.0.
And single click on the Word file folder name.

Press the delete key and click on yes to confirm the delete.
Now that you have made changes in the file explorer and the registry editor. Restart your Microsoft Office app, and it will start as fresh.

How To Reset Microsoft Office on Mac
Resetting Microsoft Office on Mac requires fewer steps than in windows. The following steps will work for all the modern versions of word.

Following are the steps to reset Microsoft Word) on Mac.

Close all the Office applications running as we closed in Windows.
Open the Finder on Mac.
Press the Options Key on the keyboard and click on the Go menu at the top of th screen. It will display the Library folder.
Open the Library folder and double-click on the following folders one by one in order:
“Group Containers”
“UBF8T346G9.Office”
“User Content”
“Templates”
You will find a “normal.dotm” file in the “Templates” folder. Rename the “normal.dotm” file to “normal.old” and press return to save the changes.
Close the finder and restart the Microsoft Office application again. Now reopen the application Microsoft Word. It will start fresh with default factory settings.
How To Reset Microsoft Office in Android
People using Microsoft Office (Word) on their Android phones can reset their Office applications. Resetting the Microsoft Office process is very easy and requires very free clicks. All you need is a few seconds of your time to complete the resetting process.

Open the Microsoft Office app on your phone.
Click on the three horizontal lines you see on the top and click on the setting icon.
Scroll down the screen and click on the “Reset Office” button at the bottom of the screen.
Confirm the confirmation box is popping on your screen by clicking the Reset button.
The process has been done, please wait for a few minutes, and it is done. Your Microsoft Office is finally factory reset and will start as fresh on its next boot.

Final Words
We have included all the steps in this blog to help you reset the default factory settings in Microsoft Word for Windows, Mac, and Android. We hope this blog seemed helpful to you in resolving all your queries and steps related to how to reset Microsoft Office. If in the case you have any queries/ feedback tell, let us know in the comment section below.

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