Magics reporting shows an error: "Fail to init OLE Automation"

This issue happens after upgrading to Windows 10 and using Microsoft Office 365 or Office 2016, Excel 2019.

 
 

To solve the issue follow these steps:

  • Reboot (Important!) - this ensures any file used by Office is fully released. 
  • Click on the Windows start button, and select Control Panel, then Programs and Settings.
  • Find Office and either click on it and then Change up at the top, or right-click and select Change.
  • A repair options dialog will appear. There is both a quick repair and an online repair.
  • Continue with quick repair, open Excel, and see if the issue was fixed.
  • If not, close Excel and try online repair.

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