By Achilles Hill | Last Updated
"PowerPoint found a problem with content in the filename .pptx. PowerPoint can attempt to repair the presentation. If you trust the source of this presentation, click Repair.", is the error message you could encounter when you open the PPT file which is downloaded from the Internet, access the corrupted PPT file or use the PPT file in a computer that is not the one creating it, etc.
When you receive this error message, you can firstly click its Repair option to enable PowerPoint app to fix the error for you. And then you might get one of the two results as follows.
If you are not satisfied with the repaired presentation or PowerPoint fails to get rid of the error for your .pptx file, then you can follow the 4 workarounds here to effectively fix the error - PowerPoint found a problem with content.
Step 1: Right-click the .pptx file and choose Properties from its context menu.
Step 2: In the General section, click Unblock option and hit Apply button to save your settings.
Next, just open the .pptx file to see if the error is resolved.
Step 1: Create a new blank presentation.
Step 2: In the interface of the new presentation, click File option in the upper-left corner and then select Options at the bottom of the menu.
Step 3: Choose Trust Center option and click Trust Center Settings button.
Step 4: Switch to Protected View tab and uncheck all options under it. At last, click OK button to complete your settings and also check whether the problematic .pptx file can be opened as normal.
Step 1: Go to Trust Center window of MS PowerPoint program by following Step 1-3 of Way 2 above.
Step 2: Choose Trusted Locations option in the left menu and click Add new location button on the right pane.
Step 3: In the shown Microsoft Office Trusted Location box, click Browse option to add the path of the location where stores the unopenable .pptx file.
Step 4: Hit OK button to exit the Trust Center window.
Step 5: Restart MS PowerPoint program to ensure that your settings take effect.
None of the above fixes can resolve the "PowerPoint found a problem with content in .pptx" error? This can be a signal that your .pptx file is corrupted. At this time, you can turn to iSunshare PowerPoint Repair Genius, a specialized PPTX repair tool for assistance. With the help of such a robust tool, the error "PowerPoint found a problem with content" will be removed from the .pptx file without any damage to the file and then you can use the presentation without limitation. Certainly, it also can repair other common PowerPoint file issues like "PowerPoint found unreadable content in pptx ", etc. To try this PPTX repair tool, what you need to do is the simple 4 steps below.
Step 1: Download, install and run iSunshare PowerPoint Repair Genius on your Windows computer.
Step 2: Click Open option to input the corrupted .pptx file to the tool.
Step 3: Hit Recover button in the side corner to enter the file repair process.
Step 4: Save the repaired .pptx file to a safe destination.
Now, it's time for you to open, view or modify the recovered presentation.
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