Automated safe mode is triggered if a Microsoft Office application could not start due to specific problems, such as an add-in or extension that won't start or a corrupted resource, file, registry, or template. A message is displayed to identify the problem and ask whether you want to disable the part of the application that has a problem. If problems opening the Office application continue to occur, automated safe mode may prompt you to disable more functionality that may be preventing the Office application from starting normally.

To view the list of disabled items, display the Disabled Items dialog box by doing the following in the Microsoft Office application that you're using:

Click the File tab. Click Options. Click Add-Ins. On the Manage menu, click Disabled Items, and then click Go.

Note: You cannot view or change disabled items in Microsoft SharePoint Workspace.

After you view the items listed in the Disabled Items dialog box, you can select an item and then click Enable to turn it on again. Enabling some items might require that you reload or reinstall an add-in program or reopen a file. After you enable an item, the program might run into a problem the next time it starts. In this case, you are prompted to disable the item again.