Files sent to outlook allways open in word

Files sent to my outlook 2013 mail box allways open with word, even though the may be pdf files or other formats. Please help

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I've a strange issue with some of my RDP Servers 2008 R2 (with XenApp 6.5), with Office 2013, Outlook connected to the cloud.
When I try to open a joined xls file in an mail, Word launches!
But if I try to open an XLSX, Excel launches.
And If I detached the XLS, and opened it with explorer, Excel launches!
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I already tried to repair Office 2013, re-associate .XLS files and re-register Excel, and nothing works.
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Servers are deployed from a sysprep image (and image is a fresh handmade install) and are going to be used as XenApp servers
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2nd connexion RDP, as User: Open the same Outlook mailbox, open the same .XLS attached file: Word launches !!!
3rd connexion RDP, as Administrator: Open the same Outlook mailbox, open the same .XLS attached file: Word launches !!!!!
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