Libre Office suddenly won't launch in Windows 11

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#1

I have enjoyed using Libre Office but suddenly it will not open! Is there some kind of fault in the 7.5 that is preventing this? Is there an easy fix? I am not savvy enough to delve into the technical underbelly of the laptop to try to untangle whatever is causing this problem so I am hoping for a simple solution.

#2

Take a look on how to repair in win11, it could help to solve the problem

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#3

That seems to have been the ticket! Thank you for your help, mariosv!

#4

I had a similar failure with Libre Office failing to start on Windows 11. The Microsoft suggested solution did nothing. I uninstalled Libre Office from the control panel and then reinstalled it from the downloaded msi file. That fixed it and it is fully operational again. I don’t know if windows caused the problem or my virus scanner. In either case, doing a full uninstall/reinstall fixed the problem. When attempting the Microsoft suggested solution, the “Repair” option would fail in the middle. I hope this helps others with this problem.

#5

See also: tdf#161358. Which version did you install? In tdf#161358, it was 7.6.7, which hints at some problem outside of LibreOffice (we didn’t change anything in the installer in the 7.6.7 time).

#6

For me neither the repair option nor the new install fixed the problem. I tried to open a LibreOffice Document via the file explorer and starting LibreOffice Writer and LibreOffice from the start menu and I got the busy icon next to the cursor and then nothing with all three. I first tried to repair the installation of LibreOffice Version 25.2.0.3, then uninstalled it and installed LibreOffice Version 25.2.2.2. It still doesn´t work. What else can I try to get LibreOffice running again?
I suspect that it might be a problem with the Windows update, because I probably haven´t used LibreOffice since. I am not 100% sure, though.

LibreOffice Version 25.2.0.3 (LibreOffice_25.2.0_Win_x86-64.msi, download and installation on 12.02.2025, source libreoffice.org) and 25.2.2.2 (LibreOffice_25.2.2_Win_x86-64.msi from libreoffice.org)

I´m running Windows 11 24H2 with the latest Updates (KB5054979 & KB5055523, installed on 09.04.2025) with a 64-bit installation.

#7

Try the solutions on this post

#8

tdf#166122 ?

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