Microsoft has blocked macros from running

Anonymous
2022-06-08T03:54:07+00:00

Hello All,

you might know that " Microsoft has blocked Macros from running through internet" do we have any permanent solution on this?

I have tried the below solution which doesn't work.

  1. Save the file to a local hard drive, network share, or cloud share like OneDrive.
  2. Open Windows File Explorer and go to the folder where you saved the file.
  3. Right-click the file and choose Properties from the context menu.
  4. At the bottom of the General tab, you should see a section for Security. Select the Unblock checkbox and select OK.

Also, tried to enable Macros through Macros settings through Trust center but didn't work?

is there any permanent solution on this?

Thanks,

AMit

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | Windows

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Anonymous
2022-06-17T08:05:21+00:00

Hi,

I think I found a solution to my problem.

The solution is to re-map the network drive to the fileserver name first and then adding that mapped directory to the trusted locations in excel.

Mapped Location:

\fileserver\networkdirectory and not \[192.xxx.xxx.xxx]\networkdirectory

Hope it helps someone out there.

Regards,

Ryno

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-09-01T12:24:15+00:00

    I don't know much about OneDrive, so hopefully someone else can chime in on that.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-01T12:18:06+00:00

    Hi, for the solution that works for almost everyone, ie "re-map the network drive to the fileserver name", can you give me an example of how to do that for OneDrive folder?

    ie my normal OneDrive folder sits in "C:\Users\jonny\OneDrive\SomeFolder", how do I go about "re-map the network drive to the fileserver name"?

    thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-01T12:07:40+00:00

    Thank you so much! Problem is solved.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-09-01T06:26:27+00:00

    This worked for our company:

    Go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Internet Options > Security > Local Intranet > Sites > Advanced, add the IP address of your server.

    After that, make sure that server/ip address folders that have the data you're linking to are listed in the trusted sources within you excel or access files.

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