Easily Remove Password Protection from Excel Sheets 🔓

🔓 Locked out of your Excel sheet or workbook? Don’t worry—I’ve got you covered. In this video, I’ll show you step-by-step how to unprotect an Excel sheet or workbook—even if you don’t know the password. No third-party tools, no coding—just a clever trick using built-in Windows and Excel features. 📁 What you’ll learn: - How to remove worksheet protection without the password - How to remove workbook structure protection - How to turn on file extensions in Windows - How to safely edit XML files to unlock your spreadsheet 🍪 Bonus: Once it's unlocked, I finally get to place that cookie order—and you can too! Host: Kevin Stratvert ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:19 - What happens when a sheet or workbook is locked 1:20 - Make a safe backup copy 1:43 - Show file extensions in Windows 2:07 - Change Excel file to .zip 2:38 - Remove worksheet protection 4:41 - Remove workbook protection 5:42 - Convert back to .xlsx and test 6:32 - Wrap up 📺 RELATED VIDEOS - Playlist with all my videos on Excel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKpQrBME6xLYoubjOqowzcCCd0ivQVLY 📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://kevinstratvert.com/newsletter/ 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME - Official website: http://www.kevinstratvert.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Discord: https://bit.ly/KevinStratvertDiscord - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinstratvert - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinstratvert/ 🎁 TOOLS AND DISCOUNTS ✅ 🎙️ Voicemod AI Voice Changer | 5% off | https://link.xsolla.com/KZBi89AY ✅ 🌐 Squarespace Websites | https://squarespace.syuh.net/XYaqYM ✅ 🔍 Grammarly | https://grammarly.go2cloud.org/SH3nL ✅ 📹 CapCut | https://bit.ly/installcapcut ✅ 🛍️ Shopify | https://shopify.pxf.io/XY9rPa ✅ 📋 Notion | https://affiliate.notion.so/rffva4tr71ax ✅ 🖼️ Figma | https://psxid.figma.com/lqjg97licpry ✅ 🤖 ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech | https://try.elevenlabs.io/taqepq60mptr ✅ 💵 Quickbooks Online | https://bit.ly/intuitquickbooksonline ✅ 👥 Hubspot | https://hubspot.sjv.io/DKo6jb ✅ 📈 Semrush | https://bit.ly/semrush14dayfreetrial ✅ 🎥 Descript | https://get.descript.com/sf22jb63w2tx ✅ 🏓 Smartsheet | https://bit.ly/trysmartsheet 🎒 MY COURSES - Go from Excel novice to data analysis ninja in just 2 hours: https://kevinstratvert.thinkific.com/ 🙏 REQUEST VIDEOS https://forms.gle/BDrTNUoxheEoMLGt5 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kevlers?sub_confirmation=1 🙌 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Hit the THANKS button in any video! - Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz ⚖ DISCLOSURE Some links are affiliate links. Purchasing through these links gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel. The price to you is the same. #stratvert #excel