Security News > 2022 > July > Microsoft resumes default blocking of Office macros after updating docs

End users can find more information on the next steps after macros are blocked in a downloaded Office document on the A potentially dangerous macro has been blocked support page.

IT admins can find dedicated documentation on the Macros from the Internet will be blocked by default in Office page.

"If you ever enabled or disabled the Block macros from running in Office files from the Internet policy, your organization will not be affected by this change," Microsoft added.

Microsoft Office users who want automatic Office macro auto-blocking enabled and don't want to wait for the rollout to reach their systems can read our easy-to-follow tutorial on how to auto-block macros in Microsoft Office docs from the Internet using group policies.

This announcement comes after Redmond backtracked on a decision made earlier this year to make it harder to enable Office VBA macros in docs downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps for customers in the Current Channel.

The company announced in February 2022 that Microsoft Office would automatically block VBA macros in all downloaded documents after a rollout stage between April and June.

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