There is no warning message appears related to the issue. xls extension, then the program would caution over detachment between files and contents however opens without Protected View security.Īnd after installing the security updates, the program won’t open workbooks but show a blank screen, because the files become incompatible with the program’s Protected View feature.
When the users try to open HTML or XLA files with an Excel. The security updates KB3115322, KB3115262 & KB3170008 in Excel made changes in certain types of files and the way they open. And Microsoft Support has described that issue arises after installing the security upgrade. It doesn’t’ matter whether the screen appears grey or white this is very annoying. Well, even some users are getting the issue by using File > Open > Workbook. When the users double-click on an Excel file or on the workbook icon, the program starts but a blank screen appears with a white screen or in some cases grey screen instead of the projected file. Excel Opening Blank is a very irritating issue usually faced by the Excel users while trying to open their Excel files.
