Microsoft has announced that it will start disabling external workbook links to blocked file types by default between October ...

Microsoft is no longer rolling out a change to block Office VBA macros by default. The company says it’s making improvements to the planned block, after feedback from Office users.

Microsoft decided to roll back a change that would block VBA macros from opening in Office. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros within Office after “feedback,” according to reports. In February, Microsoft took action to block Visual Basic (VBA) macros by default.

Microsoft Office is rolling out a long-awaited change. Now the default setting stops people from opening files they’ve downloaded that contain macros, which could be used by hackers to steal ...

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is the underlying development language for Microsoft Office apps. Each of these apps has a unique object model but they share some logic.

Microsoft is resuming the rollout in Office to block by default files with macros from untrusted sources such as the internet. Written by Liam Tung, Contributing Writer July 25, 2022, 4:22 a.m. PT ...

The VBA procedures will add a bit of content to the beginning and the end of this Word document. To enter the VBA procedures, press Alt + F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor (VBE).

In the registry, set HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\Security\DisableAllActiveX to 0 (REG_DWORD). Set the ' Disable All ActiveX' group policy setting to 0.