Quick Fix for Protected View in MS Excel & Word 🔓

How To Solve Protected View In MS Excel Or Word. Protected View is a security layer provided by Microsoft. It is a read-only mode in which most editing functions are disabled. Additionally, Protected View is enabled by default. Moreover, this is useful when opening files from unknown locations on your computer, the Internet, or through Microsoft Outlook. Although this mode is enabled for security purposes, there are reports from users that Protected View also causes issues. Users have said that opening files either shows that they are corrupt or they remain stuck on the opening screen. This issue occurs when opening either a Microsoft Word or Excel document. Also, the files causing issues are mostly downloaded from Microsoft Outlook. Issues addressed in this tutorial: protected view excel 2021 protected view word protected view editing this file type is not allowed due to your policy settings protected view word 2019 protected view PowerPoint protected view excel protected view be careful files from the internet can contain viruses protected view cannot be viewed on this device change protected view in excel protected view disable excel ms word protected view disable PowerPoint protected view disable microsoft excel protected view disable protected view enable editing protected view error in excel protected view editing this file is not allowed protected view enable editing excel This tutorial will apply for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word 2021, 2019, 2013, and 2010 for both Windows (such as Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Toshiba, Acer, Asus) and macOS (MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, MacBook Mini) devices.