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RachelDann
Copper Contributor
Mar 14, 2022

MS Word password suddenly stopped working

Hello,

 

I have a password protected Word document that I created myself, have been opening and editing daily. I used it at 9am this morning and it was fine. Then I tried at 4pm today and it tells me the password is incorrect. I have restarted the laptop, emailed the document to myself and tried on two other devices. But it still says the password is incorrect. I am 100% sure the password is right as I have been typing it in daily for weeks. 

Please can anyone advise I am desperate!!

 

Thank you

  • Stefan_Blom's avatar
    Stefan_Blom
    MVP
    Mar 20, 2022

    RachelDann 

     

    Unfortunately, there is no way to access a password-protected document if the password fails to work. The underlying cause might be a corrupt document. 

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