This document explains how to fix “Excel, Word or Outlook problems caused by a Windows 10 DisplayLink driver” if it is not working correctly or throwing an unexpected error while installing or reinstalling office. This solution applies for Office Home, Office Personal, Office University, Office Academy, Office for business, Office Professional, Office Professional Plus, Office 365, Office 2013, and Office 2016.
The error generally occurs while installing Office, Upgrading office, Opening Office, launching Office, removing/uninstalling Microsoft office or while applying windows updates. This error applies to all Microsoft office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Project, Publisher, Visio, Infopath) and the error generally occurs in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and other Microsoft Windows Editions.
| Avg. Time to Resolve Issue | 45 mins |
| Difficulty | Very Hard |
| Log Name: | Microsoft Office <version> 8.33 |
| Source: | Corrupt File System |
| Event ID: | 2891 |
| Task Category: | (707) |
| Level: | Administrator |
| Also known as | Windows 10 DisplayLink driver foutcode, fejlkode , code d’erreur, codice di errore , feil kode, cod de eroare, código de error |
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Symptoms of Error Excel, Word or Outlook problems caused by a Windows 10 DisplayLink driver
- You will get errors while opening/installing Microsoft Office. The error may look like “Excel, Word or Outlook problems caused by a Windows 10 DisplayLink driver“.
- Slows down overall system speed
- Microsoft Office stops responding.
Cause of the Error
- Corrupt Office installation files
- Windows Firewall blocking the installation
- Temporary files location is infected with active malware
How to Resolve “Excel, Word or Outlook problems caused by a Windows 10 DisplayLink driver”
The steps given below should be followed under strict supervision of a Computer Expert. We are not responsible if anything goes wrong with your PC following the steps. All the steps given above are indicative and should resolve the problem in most cases. You can contact our 24×7 technical support for guaranteed resolution of the issue.
1. In Start Searchbox type “CMD” (without qoutes)
2. Click on CMD.
3. In command Prompt Copy following commands (Simply select the command and press ctrl+c and press ctrl+v in command prompt)
netsh winhttp show proxy
Note: You will need Administrator Access to Run the above command. Simply Right Click on cmd button and select “Run as Administrator”
If you get the message “Direct Access (no proxy server)“, continue to the next step otherwise disable proxy from Network Settings.
You can contact our 24×7 customer support for any help during the whole process.
Step 2 Disable any installed Antivirus/Malware/Adware Program Temporarily:
Some times Antivirus/Malware/Adware programs mark Microsoft office installer files as Spam and block it from installing. Please refer your vendors website for disabling it temporarily. Once installation is done you can activate it again.
Step 3 Temporarily Disable Windows Firewall Setting :
1. Hold Windows Key + R. Run Dialogue Box will open up.
2. Type Firewall.cpl and Click OK.
3. Click on “Turn Windows Firewall On or Off”
4. In Private network Setting, select “Turn off Windows firewall (not recommended)”
5. Do the same for Public Network Setting.
6. Press OK.
Note: After the issue is resolved you must turn the Windows Firewall on.
In most cases error code Excel, Word or Outlook problems caused by a Windows 10 DisplayLink driver should be resolved by following above steps. If however the issue still persists it means there is some critical issue with your system which needs to be fixed manually and is recommended to be done by an experienced Computer Technician.
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Last Updated: 02/02/2016
Solution ID: 647777
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