I have an Excel-based app converted into an EXE using XLS Padlock. When the app (EXE) is running, if I try to open another Excel sheet, it opens without menus or ribbons, behaving as if it’s part of my app’s instance.
How can I configure it so that opening a separate Excel sheet starts in a new instance of Excel with full menus and ribbons, independent of the EXE app?
App converted with 2024.2 version.
Any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated!
None of these works for me. Still getting limited version of excel in other instance.
Tried different options. Checked/Unchecked.
Could you please verify that you have no other Excel instance opened before starting the EXE? With Task Manager.
From what you describe, it looks like Excel is somehow storing your specific UI somewhere for other instances.
I noticed as follows:
This only works when I have first instance of Excel running.
This happends on Win 10 PRO 10.0.19045
Problems started after upgrading from 2021.1 to 2024.2
This option works in the opposite way—it consolidates all open workbooks within the App EXE instance.
I rolled back to version 2021.1, and everything works fine.
The client uses Excel 2010 on Windows 10 Pro, and the App EXE is actively used on 550 PCs. I cannot compel them to update Excel.
How can I reconcile the future requirement to use version 2024.2 for Windows 11 Pro with 24H2 (which is currently not functioning properly, requiring me to ask the client to uninstall the update) with the necessity of maintaining compatibility with MS Excel 2010?
We’ll try to reproduce the issue with Excel 2010. Could you please send us the workbook file you used to create the custom UI. Not necessarily your entire workbook, just the UI part.
I conducted further research. It turns out that the unwanted change has been present since version 2022.0. Below are screenshots to illustrate the issue.
I see new 2024.3 update. Update didn’t solve problem from this thread…
We’ll then have to continue investigating. Thanks for the report!
