Steps to reproduce:

1. NVDA+ Ctrl +D to open the document format setting panel, uncheck "ReportComments" and "ReportHeadings", and then save the settings.
2. In the "Use UI Automation to access Microsoft Word document controls" in the advanced settings panel, select "" "Default".
3. Press Win+R and enter 'winword' to open MS Word and create a new "blank document".

Actual behavior:

MSWord crashes and quits, NVDA recovers from freeze.
P.S. This is only reproducible when Word uses object model, not UIA.

Expected behavior:

MSWord and NVDA both work fine.

NVDA logs, crash dumps and other attachments:

NVDA-log.txt

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed

NVDA version:

2023.1, alpha-28430,3920fa58

Windows version:

Windows 10 22H2 (AMD64) build 19045.3086

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

MSO (Version 2305 Build 16.0.16501.20074)

Other information about your system:

None

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

No

If NVDA add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Yes

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?

Yes