Enable Smart Resume

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common\restore workspace

Value name: restoreworkspace

Enabled: restoreworkspace = 1

Disabled: restoreworkspace = 0

Description

If Outlook, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint shuts down unexpectedly and is restarted automatically (for example, by Document Recovery), the user is returned to a visual state similar to the state at shutdown. By default, this setting is enabled.