PowerPoint 2010 won't open downloaded files
Answer on https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/microsoft.public.powerpoint/vsH6MTjZusk
Click File, Click options, Click Trust Centre, Click Trust Center Settings, Click Protected View, Untick enable protected view from files originating from the internet.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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John about 1 year
Whenever I download a file from the Internet and try to open in in PowerPoint 2010, it fails with a message
PowerPoint found a problem with the content in . PowerPoint can attempt to repair the presentation. If you trust the source of this presentation, click Repair.
Clicking Repair never works. I have to close PowerPoint, right-click the file and go to Properties, then click a button that appears called "Unblock", then the file will open fine.
I'm tired of having to use this workaround. In Word 2010 and Excel 2010, files from the Internet open fine, and they just display a yellow warning bar at the top of the window ("Protected View") and prevent editing until I click a button to accept the risk.
Is there a fix that will make PowerPoint 2010 behave like Word and Excel?
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Huey over 8 yearsProtected view as default is a security feature so I'd imagine there's some setting buried somewhere that allows for this.
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Kinnectus over 8 yearsWe had this problem and it was related to the Trust Centre settings regarding "Protected View" - see answer answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2010-powerpoint/… to change the view settings.
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Karan over 8 yearsThe warning is due to Zone information added to the ADS of downloaded files. This doesn't answer your question, but as a last resort the warning can be turned off completely using Group Policy, or you can use MS/SysInternals' Streams to delete the file's ADS. Do not do this if you're unsure about the consequences however, since it weakens security.
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John over 8 yearsI mentioned this workaround in my question. I'd like to find a way to fix the problem, not mask it.
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Ravindra Bawane over 6 yearsThis does not remove the trusted source issue at the root of OP.