Launching Word without Add-Ins Via Command Line

Thanks for your answer, but I don't need to run Word in Safe Mode. I need to be able to launch it 'as is' but without any Add-Ins active.

Is this possible?

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Safe mode also is with a fresh normal template. Like the OP I am surprised the /a switch doesn't block COM Add-Ins.

Normally all of my installed COM Add-Ins are disabled so I never noticed. I turned one on and then checked in Word 2010 and can verify that the /a switch disabled all template Add-Ins but not .COM add-ins.

What I see here is that COM Addins are listed as "Active" even with the /a switch, but that they do not appear to be enabled - e.g. the MS Mathematics add-in I have here does not display its ribbon menu. Do you see something different?

I suspect that to ensure that the Addins do not even appear as Active, you would have to go into the Windows registry, save the values of all the relevant LoadBehaviour flags, and set them to 0 (in either HKLM, HKCU or both). Off the top of my head, I don't know what the difference in behaviour would be - it may be that the OnConnection method is called in one case but not the other.

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However, on opening Word and browsing to File > Options > Add-Ins, I note that COM Add-Ins are currently loaded and active in Word.

How can I launch Word 2010 via a run command with all COM Add-Ins disabled?

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Take a look at Peter Jamieson's reply to me and my response above. I also see a COM Add-In listed as active in that list, but it does not appear to actually be enabled. Is there something that the particular Add-In does in Word that you can observe to see if it is enabled?

As suggested by Doug Robbins, Safe Mode is also a good diagnostic step.