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: A recent Windows update or aggressive registry cleaner broke the file paths pointing to the VBA shared folders.

You've specifically searched for the "core exclusive" version of VBA. This is a nuanced but critical distinction. : A recent Windows update or aggressive registry

If these options are greyed out, your IT department has disabled the VBA core engine globally, and you will need to request an exception. VBA Core References and Extensibility : A recent Windows update or aggressive registry

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Sometimes the core components are present, but security policies block them from initializing. Open an Office application like Excel.