Suddenly, I cannot open docx or xlsx files from windows 10 file explorer but I can open doc files
Brand new Windows 10 desktop with LibreOffice installed. I successfully set LibreOffice as the program to open my old WORD and EXCEL files, and was able to open them from the File Explorer screen for a while. Then all of a sudden the docx and xlsx files wouldn't open and the little "spinner" displays forever. If I click on anything else once I reach that state, a "not responding" message displays at the top left of the screen. If I click on the red X close button in the upper right, file explorer closes. I CAN open older doc and xls files from File Explorer. My CPU utilization does not spike when the docx or xlsx files are hung up. I CAN open docx and xlsx files if I click on the LibreOffice shortcut and display the files from there, but I find it easier to do from File Explorer. I've never run LibreOffice before, so I'm trying to figure it out as I go. Originally I thought the problem was in the Windows 10 File Explorer, but someone suggested it was a LibreOffice problem. I purchased this my new HP desktop from Staples and they installed LibreOffice as part of their initial setup/configuration of the desktop on Sept.6, 2018. The shortcut says it is LibreOffice 6.1. As I said, File Explorer opened my files with LO Writer and LO Calc for a couple of weeks, and the a few days ago it just stopped working.