Unless it is opened through Microsoft Word itself do not open files

I can't open Word Documents or PowerPoint presentations when I download them through the internet or if they are already on my computer.  The only way I can open them is by clicking on 'Open' in the tab file on one of these programs.  If I just try to double-click a file on my computer, rather than the button 'open' on Microsoft Word or PowerPoint, the following error message appears: "the operating system is not allowed to execute this program."

Please let me know if you have an idea of what this might be or if I need to explain it more clearly. Thank you!

Check which program is currently set as the default for Word and Powerpoint

Start-> Control Panel-> default programs-> associate a file or Protocol with a program type

Scroll down to the 1st one (.doc) and check what he said, which should be "Microsoft Office Word".

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