Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
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You configure a Region and Language locale other than English (United States) on a computer that is running Windows 8.
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You install Office 2013 on the computer.
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You try to use Office 2013 to open multiple documents from a document library in Microsoft SharePoint 2010.
In this scenario, you receive the following error message:
The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not be found to edit the document.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, install the following update:
2726997 Description of the Office 2013 hotfix package (Owssupp-x-none.msp): June 11, 2013
Workaround
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods:
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Set the language locale on the computer to English (United States).
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Use Windows Explorer view to open the documents from the document library.