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Specify additional options when opening word documents #3

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Specify additional options when opening Word documents
SimonCropp Jan 15, 2026
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Update Word.cs
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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion src/MsWordDiff/Word.cs
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public static void Launch(string path1, string path2, bool quiet = false)
// WdAlertLevel.wdAlertsNone = 0
word.DisplayAlerts = 0;

// Disable AutoRecover to prevent "serious error" recovery dialogs
word.Options.SaveInterval = 0;

var doc1 = Open(word, path1);
var doc2 = Open(word, path2);

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -106,7 +109,13 @@ static void ApplyQuiet(bool quiet, dynamic word)

static dynamic Open(dynamic word, string path)
{
var doc = word.Documents.Open(path, ReadOnly: true, AddToRecentFiles: false);
var doc = word.Documents.Open(
path,
ConfirmConversions: false,
ReadOnly: true,
AddToRecentFiles: false,
OpenAndRepair: false,
NoEncodingDialog: true);
// Hide document window to prevent flickering while preparing comparison
doc.ActiveWindow.Visible = false;
return doc;
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