"Could not read the selected data" when opening Excel file

"Could not read the selected data" when opening Excel file

When trying to open Excel files you get the following error message:

Error message: Could not read the selected data.

NullReferenceException at System.Windows.Forms:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object. (HRESULT: 80004003)

Stack Trace:
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.MarshaledInvoke(Control caller, Delegate method, Object[] args, Boolean synchronous)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Invoke(Delegate method, Object[] args)
at System.Windows.Forms.WindowsFormsSynchronizationContext.Send(SendOrPostCallback d, Object state)
at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Application.FormsApplicationThread.InvokeOnUIThreadAndTransferTransactionStartPermission(ApplicationInvocation method)
at Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.DocumentModel.ThreadTransactionInfo.InvokeAndTransferCurrentInfo(ApplicationThread invoker, ApplicationInvocation method)
at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.Application.FormsProgressService.PerformPrompt(Func`1 promptMethod)
at Spotfire.Dxp.Forms.WebView.FormsAddDataController.InvokePromptingOperation(String title, String description, AddDataPromptingOperation operation, Action`1 onFinished)