Error: The server threw an exception. in desktop

When I was trying to read xlsx file using xlsread, I got the following error.

Error using xlsread (line 247)
Error: The server threw an exception.

Error in UpdatePosition (line 7)
data = xlsread('myfile.xlsx') ;

I am using xlsread in Desktop. I browsed for the above said error. I got the following link:

http://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/92603-why-does-xlswrite-fail-with-error-the-server-threw-an-exception-in-matlab-7-7-r2008b

The above link shows an error in laptop, where as the present error is in desktop. After checking the addon's of excel, I got the solution. I thought to share a fix for this, so that the other people who get this error can be benefited.

Answer 1

[KSSV]

Open excel> office button>excel options>add ins>Manage>COM Add-inns>Go>uncheck the addins there.

After the above fix, xlsread worked fine for me.

[Dav]

Works perfectly. Thanks for the tip.

[Vicky Chen]

The answer also helps me!

[RORO Roronoa]

I can't uncheck the addins! Can you help me please?

[lin lou]

choose the 'COM Add-ins' and then 'Go...'

[anegm]

Thank you very much! It worked for me.

[Alfredo Capobianchi]

Thank you! It worked for me!

[Tesfaye olana]

sure it will work

[Abaye Abebe]

works!

[seyed taher]

Thank you!Where were you...!? (:

[Habtamu Abraham]

great! Tnx!

Answer 2

[lin lou]

Thanks a lot.