Restoring microsoft word default settings

#Restoring microsoft word default settings windows 10

I'll post back if I find anything else of interest.

This definitely looks like a bug to me - I wonder if this is another example where detailed testing was done with Notepad (which works fine every time, along with Wordpad) but not with the other default templates? This I've found so far is to delete the user's profile, which seems a bit of a sledgehammer. Even after a reboot, it gives me the error message you saw: 'User settings were not restored because a restore for templateID ThemeSettings is pending'. But I'm also seeing problems with some of the 'operating system' templates - for instance,В as well as IE11, once I've restored WordВ then it will never acceptДЄ restore of ThemeSettings. It to write those settings back to the store before you can restore Excel. Office products definitely need an open and close of the app in between resets as you have found - ie if you restore Word you have to open and close Hi, just to confirm that I'm seeing very similar behaviour to you here but actually slightly worse. Has anyone else experienced the same issues?

This script is working for me - with the exception of IE11, which I cannot restore the defaults on no matter which method I choose - but I can't imagine that this is the way Microsoft truly intends for anyone to restore all applications (with templates). Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftInternetExplorer.Version11' Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'EaseOfAccessSettings' Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'ThemeSettings'

Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftWordpad6' Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftNotepad6' Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftSkypeForBusiness2016Win32' $x2 = $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown') Write-Host 'Launch Excel, close Excel, then press any key.' Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftOffice2016Win32.Excel' $x1 = $host.UI.RawUI.ReadKey('NoEcho,IncludeKeyDown') Write-Host 'Launch Word, close Word, then press any key.' Restoring all of these templates in one shot: Restore-UevUserSetting -TemplateId 'MicrosoftOffice2016Win32.Word' That said, I ended up writing a PowerShell script to handle What I did find out was that if you run the command to restore Word, and then open and close Word after running that command, you can then proceed to restore Excel, and it will complete successfully. It doesn't matter how long I wait in between commands, if I try and restore Excel immediately after Word, it fails. Restore-UevUserSetting : User settings were not restored because a restore for template ID MicrosoftOffice2016Win32.Excel is pending. What I have noticed, and can easily reproduce, is that if I run the restore command for Word, wait for it to complete, and then run the command forД®xcel, the changes for Excel are never processed, and I am presented with the following error message: So, I decided to run some tests on how long between commands I can wait to correctly change everything back. It will change the wallpaper and accent colors back, as wellДЄs reverting the Notepad and Wordpad changes, but leaves Excel, Word, and IE11 with the same modifications still in place.Д¬ommand:В Restore-UevUserSetting -Application 'Microsoft*' -Force Result: Word is fixed, but Excel and IE11 remain the same. However, it appears as though it does not restore Microsoft Office apps. Also, keep in mind that I logoff after these commands, and then reboot again beforeД¬ommand:В Get-UevTemplate | Restore-UevUserSetting Result: According to Microsoft'sДocumentation, this command should restore all settings back to their default (or before UE-V was monitoring changes). Below are the methods I have used, and the outcome. I have been attempting to restore these settings in various ways, but have questions on which method actually works best. Adding the Favorites toolbar to IE11, and disabling the warning when closing multiple tab.Removing the default startup page in Excel 2016, and removing all but 2 tabs on the ribbon.Removing the default startup page in Word 2016, and removing all but 2 tabs on the ribbon.

#Restoring microsoft word default settings windows 10

I am testing on Windows 10 (v1607, ењ†4) VMs, and below are the changes I am making: I'm having issues restoring a device's settings back to default, and would like some input from others who may have seen the same thing, or can offer some advice.