Quick Guide: Disable Protected View in Excel & Word 🔓

How to Disable Protected View in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word [Tutorial]

The "Protected View" is a feature that added in latest Office versions, in order to protect your computer from any viruses that may be embedded in any file downloaded from the Internet or received by e-mail. Although the "Protected View" alert can be easily removed by clicking "Enable Editing", it is annoying when you receive many documents from trusted sources.

Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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This tutorial will apply for Microsoft Excel 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.