Enable Editing - how do I disable this feature from Microsoft

[bearcub]

I've notice the past few days that whenever I open a file that someone has sent to me or I downloaded (from trusted sites) that I get the following:

In the past, I would click on the Enable Editing button and I would be able to edit. Now, it seems, I am being directed automatically to a MSFT website. The files I am downloading don't contain macros of any kind.

Has any experienced this within the past week or is it just me. The only way I can disable that button is to press F12 to enable saving.

 

[jasonb75]

If you follow these steps then you do so at your own risk, it will allow the files through that you know are safe but will also allow any potentially unsafe files to go unchecked.

The web page comes when you click on the red banner that comes up after the yellow one is cleared. You can prevent the web page warning by following these steps.

File > Options > Trust center > Trust center settings (button) > Macro settings.

Anything other than 'Enable' on the radio button will direct you to that warning (setting it to Enable to circumvent the warning will also remove any protection from potentially dangerous code).

For the yellow banner that you show in the first image, File > Options > Trust center > Trust center settings (button) > Protected View and uncheck the box.

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

If you have set up trusted locations on your computer, moving the file to a trusted location should resolve the issue.

 

[jasonb75]

@Alex Blakenburg I'm wondering if something has been changed in a recent update. I had the same thing with an auto recover workbook a couple of days ago.
Out of maybe 50-100 auto recovered workbooks, this was the first time that I can remember the warning coming up.

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

@Alex Blakenburg I'm wondering if something has been changed in a recent update. I had the same thing with an auto recover workbook a couple of days ago.
Out of maybe 50-100 auto recovered workbooks, this was the first time that I can remember the warning coming up.

I have also only experienced it recently, so I would think it is likely that something has changed.

 

[bearcub]

Thank you both for the information. It seems to be back to normal now.