Disable the Protected View feature in Word

The Protected View feature in Word 2010 and Word 2013 helps protect you when you receive text files from the internet. It will notify the user when you open these text files. But sometimes you'll find it annoying and you want to turn off the Protected View feature in Word.

The article shows how to disable the Proteced View feature in Office 2010, but with Office 2013 you do the same.

Step 1: Open Microsoft Office 2010, then select File and select Options .

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Step 2: In the Word Options window , select Trust Center in the left menu.

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Step 3: In the Trust Center section, select Trust Center Settings .

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Step 4: Appearance of Trust Center window, select Protected View in the options group on the left side of the window.

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Step 5: You uncheck the 3 boxes before 3 options in the Protected View and click OK to save.

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So you have disabled the Protected View feature in Word 2010 and 2013. To reactivate the feature you do the same and click on the 3 options in the Protected View. Good luck!