Why does the "Restart Office to apply privacy settings" not go away

Anonymous
2024-06-23T00:51:04+00:00

Why does the "Restart Office to apply privacy settings" not go away even after i have closed all office products, restarted them i have even restarted PC and still every time i open an office priduct i have this same issue?

Restarted multiple times in different applications, rebooted PC still same error

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-07-10T14:09:37+00:00

    This worked for me, but the fix lasted for less than 24 hours. Tried it again, and the cmd prompt won't recognize the "update version" command.

    Very annoying, to say the least.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-07-09T04:18:20+00:00

    Worked till today, now it's back AGAIN! You would think by now Microsoft would have figured it out and fixed the problem.
    Maybe time to find different software that performs much better!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-07-08T01:34:23+00:00

    Okay, once I realized that I should not include the comma at the end of the suggested line of code when entering it in the command prompt, I was able to try this method.

    It worked...the persisting Office 365 "restart to apply changes to privacy settings" message has disappeared.

    Very much appreciate the help, but geez, for the amount we pay for this software, it'd be nice if MS just developed and sent a fix instead of expecting users to trial and error until something works.

    thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-07-01T12:29:22+00:00

    Hello everyone,

    Same - and extremely annoying! - issue has appreard on one of my two laptops today.

    Looked for online help, including here - and this message just keeps appearing.

    Btw - I had a windows update installed earlier today. I wonder if it has something to do with this privacy issue...

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-07-01T01:54:33+00:00

    Dear RennieSchmid

    Thank you for your reply.

    We have received some feedback from users in other regions who are experiencing the same issue.

    As you mentioned that you have already reinstalled your system, there is no need to test other operations.

    We are currently investigating this issue and will need to submit it to the development department. We also recommend that you submit your feedback on the feedback platform (please provide as much detail as possible if convenient, including images, replicated videos, etc.), where a dedicated developer will pay attention to it and comment on your feedback.

    After sending in your feedback, you can share the feedback link on this forum so that other users with similar issues, including me, can vote for your feedback, and the more votes you get, the more likely you are to get the attention of the development team, so thank you for your cooperation.

    We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will continue to follow up on this issue and contact you as soon as we have any new developments. We hope this issue can be resolved as soon as possible.

    Thank you for your understanding.

    Best Regards,

    Tracy | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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