Word doesn't want to open hyperlinks, and I can't find the policy setting

Question

So I have a Surface RT (running Windows RT 8.1), and I have some Word documents with links in them. The thing is, they don't work. When I try to activate one, this happens instead:

It's kind of annoying.

This is a personal device, so I am the organisation - and after much spelunking and web-searching, I still can't find the relevant policy, which means I can't change it. Is it talking about Group Policy or something else entirely? Is this a[nother] Windows RT limitation, or some obscure switch I haven't found yet, or...?

Solution

The short version; Try resetting you default browser settings, or reinstalling it if possible.

Long version; click below

http://www.slipstick.com/problems/this-operation-has-been-cancelled-due-to-restrictions/

Comments

[and31415]

Is Internet Explorer your default browser? Here's a (possibly) related Microsoft article: Hyperlinks are not working in Outlook.

[michaelb958--GoFundMonica]

@and31415 This is Windows RT, so Internet Explorer is literally the only option.

[and31415]

When a browser is the default one, it should be associated to the HTTP/HTTPS protocols and other extensions such as HTML. It turns out the article I linked did contain the solution you were looking for, which confirms the issue wasn't related to group policies.

[michaelb958--GoFundMonica]

The registry fix to HKCR\.html (@="htmlfile") worked for me. (The culprit was Notepad++ rather than another browser, but the fix was the same.) Thanks for digging that up! I probably never would have found it otherwise - it was under the title of an older version of the error message... *sigh*

[and31415]

"Always quote the most relevant part of an important link, in case the target site is unreachable or goes permanently offline."