A family of Microsoft word processing software products for creating web, email, and print documents.
Sorry to hear this. If every Word file is affected, first create a new blank document and check whether you can type and save it. If the blank document is also read-only, this is probably an Office activation issue rather than protection applied to the files. In Word, go to File > Account and check whether Unlicensed Product or Activation Required appears.
If new documents work normally, open one affected file and try:
- Go to File > Info > Protect Document.
- If Always Open Read-Only is selected, click it to clear the setting.
- Close Word, right-click the file in File Explorer, select Properties, clear Read-only, and click OK.
- If a yellow security bar appears, select Enable Editing, but only if you trust the file.
I’ll be waiting for the results to continue helping you.