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To know more about these above-mentioned steps, keep reading. Following that, go to the File Block Settings tab and make sure that the Open selected file types in Protected View setting is selected.

Microsoft Office 2010 knows there are Word-based macro viruses out there. It's so protective, in fact, it can be a bit annoying when you're trying to open Outlook attachments from co-workers. Tech ...

Unfortunately, we all still click on Office documents emailed from “trusted” contacts, so the next line of defense is to make sure Protected View—the prompt that warns you a file originated from ...

Today, we will see how you can disable Protected View in Microsoft Office programs like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., via the Trust Center – also called Data Execution Prevention Mode. Protected View ...

Opening Microsoft Office documents from unknown sources can present a security risk because such files can carry viruses. To protect yourself and your computer from malware and other threats, ...