Bug 168106 - New version 25.8 crashes whenever I attempt to open docx files
Summary: New version 25.8 crashes whenever I attempt to open docx files
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 167956
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
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25.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2025-08-26 03:23 UTC by mybugzilla
Modified: 2025-08-26 18:41 UTC (History)
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Description mybugzilla 2025-08-26 03:23:25 UTC 
Description:
LibreOffice 25.8 (new install) crashes every time I try to open a docx file. It attempts to recover the file and then crashes (eternal loop of this until I decline to recover the file). I uninstalled 25.8, re-downloaded, and reinstalled it and the problem persisted.
I am downgrading back to 25.2.3 which did not have this issue.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open docx from File Menu of LibreOffice or from launch menu.
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Actual Results:
It crashes, then attempts to recover the file and then crashes (eternal loop of this until I decline to recover the file).

Expected Results:
Normal opening and editing of doc.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

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Comment 1 m_a_riosv 2025-08-26 14:02:51 UTC 
Please test in safe mode, Menu/Help/Restart in Safe Mode

Please paste here the information on Menu/Help/About LibreOffice (There is an icon to copy)
Comment 2 Xisco Faulí 2025-08-26 16:04:07 UTC 
Thanks for reporting this issue.
It looks like a duplicated of bug 167956

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 167956 ***
Comment 3 mybugzilla 2025-08-26 18:41:26 UTC 
It looks like a different description to me. It's opening the first document not the second document. There's also no work around for it as stated in the other bug report being referenced here.