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Unprotect a Word Document

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Mar 15, 2026116995 views

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Possible Duplicate: Can’t edit a specific document in Word 2007 How do I remove the password protection (unprotect) on a Word document if I don't know the password? (i.e. The protection provided by Tools > Unprotect Document)

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One possible solution. I think there are others as well. Open a protected document in MS Word Save as "Web Page (*.htm; *.html)", close Word Open html-document in any Text-Editor Search tag, the line reads something like that: (password is already i…

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Unprotect a Word Document

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