How to disable the "Protected View" feature in Microsoft Word

If you often receive documents in Word and you have an updated version of Microsoft Office, you may have noticed something: every time you open or download one of these attachments, Word opens something called Protected View.

 

This is, believe it or not, function, although it seems more of a nuisance. When you restrict yourself to only visualize the document, Word is protecting you from any viruses that may be present in a file.

 

Yes, it may be easier and safer to click on Enable Editing and continue with our work. But whether your documents come from reliable sources and are running a reliable antivirus software, you may prefer to disable Protected View and save that extra step. Here I'll tell you how:

 

One caveat: this is a process you perform at your own risk, because only a security flaw is enough to cause a disaster in your files and even the entire system.