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Update your Microsoft application
Disable Protected View
Add a Trusted Location
Repair Microsoft Word
How do I fix Protected View in Excel?
How do you disable Protected View Office has detected a problem with this file?
How do you fix office has detected a problem with this file?

When you go on to open a Microsoft Office file, you may have noticed that it is opened in Protected View. When files are opened in Protected View, you can read them, with minimal risks to your Windows computer. If Microsoft Office detects a problem with the file you will see the following message:

Office has detected a problem with this file, To help protect your computer this file cannot be opened. Editing it may harm your computer

You may receive such messages if the files contain macros, data connections, ActiveX controls, or even malware – and File Validation / Trust Center is detecting a problem with the file. It could be a malicious file or a damaged file. You may receive even receive such messages when you go on to open an embedded object, perform a mail merge or open a file from a viewer.

Files from the Internet and from other potentially unsafe locations may be malware. These agents may harm your computer. To help protect your computer, Microsoft Office opens files from such potentially unsafe locations in Protected View.

If you continue to receive such messages, you can change the default Trust Center settings to a less-safe macro security setting or even disable Protected View. But this is not recommended.

A better option would be to move such files to a Trusted Location. You can add trusted locations, in any Microsoft Office document like Access, Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint

If you do this, Office files will not be checked by Trust Center or opened in Protected View. But remember – you have to be very sure that the new location is completely secure.

This post will show you how to add, remove, modify Trusted Locations in Office.

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After upgrading to Windows 10, several users have reported issues with Microsoft Office apps. Concerning this issue, several customers reported seeing it every time they attempt to open a file using Microsoft Office. This indicates the file is corrupted or Microsoft Office is having difficulties.

The Office Protected View is a read-only mode that lacks most editing features. This article will walk you through the possible solutions for your error.

Update your Microsoft application

Open Microsoft Word and click on the File tab.

Go to Account found at the bottom-left corner to see the Product Information.

Click on the Update Option and select Update Now.

Disable Protected View

Open Microsoft Word and click on the File tab.

Go to Options located the the lower left corner and choose Trust Center and click on Trust Center Settings.

Head on to the Protected View tab and deselect the “Enable Protected View for file originating from the Internet” optio

Click on OK to save the changes.

Add a Trusted Location

Create a folder and move there all your files with the error.

Microsoft Word and click on the File tab.

Go to Options and click on Trust Center, then select Trust Center Settings.

Choose Trusted Location and click on Add a new location.

Click on Browse and select for the folder you created.

Click on OK.

Repair Microsoft Word

Go to your Control Panel.

Select Uninstall Program to display a list of applications installed on your computer.

Locate and right click on the Microsoft Office then choose Change.

Click on Repair and choose Quick Repair.

Allow some time for the repair procedure to be finished.

The most likely source of the problem is still computer files. So, if you get any problem warnings, be sure to download the files again.

If the preceding troubleshooting techniques fail to resolve the problem, you may uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Office.

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How do I fix Protected View in Excel?

Disabling Protected View to Edit Excel Files.

Go to File > Options..

Select Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View..

Clear the box for Enable Protected View for files originating from the internet..

How do you disable Protected View Office has detected a problem with this file?

I want to change my Protected View settings Click File > Options. Click Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Protected View. Make selections that you want.