Moreover, all editing options will be disabled and hidden on the Microsoft Word menu. Step 2: Microsoft Word will start soon opening the selected document and you will see a yellow bar on the top of the opened word document. Select the document and double-click to open it.
Step 1: Navigate to the downloaded word document. To disable protected view from the word document, follow the steps below: The latest versions of different Microsoft Word shows all downloaded documents as protected files to protect the system including Office 2019, Office 365 and others. Protected View is a default view set by your Operating System when you download word documents from the internet. Method 6: Copy and Paste to A New Word Document Method 5: Change File's Properties to Remove Read Only Method 4: Remove Editing Restriction from Word Document without Password Method 2: Stop Marked as Final Status in Word Document Method 1: Disable Protected View in Word Document