Excel may be slow to shut down if the Excel15.xlb
file is corrupted. This file stores changes to the ribbons in Excel.
A simple fix to this issue is to rename Excel15.xlb
. A clean Excel15.xlb
file is rebuilt the next time you start Excel.
The Excel15.xlb
file is located in the C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel
folder.
To rename the Excel15.xlb
file:
Close any open Excel applications and ensure that all excel.exe
processes in the Task Manager are ended.
Locate the Excel15.xlb
file in your AppData
folder; the default location is:
C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel
Tip:
You can quickly navigate to this folder by entering %appdata%\Microsoft\Excel
in the address bar of Windows Explorer.
Right-click the Excel15.xlb
file name, then select Rename, then enter a new name for the file, and then press Enter.
For example, append .old
to the name:
Excel15.xlb.old
Restart Excel.
A new Excel15.xlb
file is created in the C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Excel
folder.