The problem was reported to me by anther user and I confirmed it on my machine. Nevertheless I tried repairing the installation and there is no change.

I first suspected a Windows update and the only clue I found was this comment about Excel 4.0 macros.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/of...annel#excel-14
Version 2202: February 28
Version 2202 (Build 14931.20120)
Feature updates

Excel

  • Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will be disabled by default to improve security for Microsoft 365 customers.: To help protect customers, Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will be disabled by default in Microsoft 365. We encourage you to migrate these macros to the latest version of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Learn more
How can I put in an error check to skip to the next word doc and continue the process again? Then finally do something like quit the Word Application so that there are no invisible documents open in the background.