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Document in "Read-only" mode all the time
Hi, I tried to find a solution here but I was not successful. I have SharePoint library and when we want edit word document in desktop application, document is opened as a "Read-only". Do you have an...
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I had this issue for all documents stored in SharePoint / Teams, opening in the desktop applications always opened files in read only. On other computers it was fine, and in the browser apps it was fine, just the desktop applications / thick clients. If you navigate to the Info menu from the File tab, the error message is something to the tune of "something went wrong, file has been opened in read only mode".
The issue occurred after a laptop refresh, and after working with our IT department we determined the issue was due to some sort of corruption with my user profile. re-building my user profile (via the registry) fixed it.
Just thought I'd pass along for anyone else experiencing the same symptoms as me.