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File is locked for editing by 'me' issue
I am the only one who uses the computer and the file is stored locally and NOT on a server. I am NOT part of any work domain as it's my personal PC. When I open the Excel file, I get a message sa...
Hooray! Problem Solved!
Malwarebytes premium was blocking it all this time and I am NOT sure what they were trying to protect me when I am entering a password for the file. I disabled Excel Macro 4.0 Abuse Prevention in Malwarebytes and voila, I could open the password protected excel file.
Wow! Have to find out from Malwarebytes why this is even happening and that is for another day!
I must have wasted at least 6 hours, went as far as uninstalling/reinstalling 2019 and 2013 too. Crazy and finally solved! Whew!!!