How do I turn off READ ONLY permanently???

Anonymous
2016-10-02T07:44:44+00:00

I'm sick of office locking my files to Read Only.

I have files I use all the time in my one drive folder, I'll open one and word decides it is Read Only and to make a change I need to save it as a new name.

I email a file to my wife to read, she makes changes and emails it back...now its Read Only.

How do disable this frustrating crap interfering with my workflow?  It's making me crazy!!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-10-30T07:42:21+00:00

    I've just had an automated email from Big Brother asking me if I can close this as "Resolved"

    ...I cannot, it is not resolved.  I wanted to prevent Office deciding to open files as Read Only....and that has not been answered.  Anytime a file is sent by email Big Brother Microsoft opens it as Read Only.  I want to get control over my PC and my Files and how they open and Big Brother won't let me.

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  2. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2016-10-30T14:14:04+00:00

    I've just had an automated email from Big Brother asking me if I can close this as "Resolved"

    ...I cannot, it is not resolved.  I wanted to prevent Office deciding to open files as Read Only....and that has not been answered.  Anytime a file is sent by email Big Brother Microsoft opens it as Read Only.  I want to get control over my PC and my Files and how they open and Big Brother won't let me.

    It is normal for e-mail attachments to open Read Only. This prevents you from losing changes you have made to a file opened from the temporary files location (where it ends up if you open it directly from the e-mail). See also http://www.gmayor.com/outlook_attachments.htm.

    However, if you are saying that files open in Protected view even though you have turned off that option, it is possible that this is a remainder of the bug which should have been fixed months ago.

    For now, the only workaround is to download the file to your hard drive, click "Unblock" in the file Properties window and then open the file from the drive.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-11-24T23:07:19+00:00

    I am having the same problem even after turning off read-only as you described above.  I uncheck it, click on apply then click on save and every time I open the document it still defaults back to read-only.

    any ideas?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-12-05T21:44:16+00:00

    I tried this a dozen times and different ways. It still defaults to Read Only every time I open a document the next time. This is ridiculous.

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  5. Stefan Blom 353K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-12-06T07:05:54+00:00

    Which documents are affected? E-mail attachments?

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