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Th3Jagi
Mar 03, 2022Copper Contributor
What does ForceShellExecute?
Hi guys, we got that error, where you can't open a certain link from a word document. The solution might be to set the registry key "ForceShellExecute". What exactly does this setting? Are there...
Mar 04, 2022
What internet Browser do you have set as the default under Windows>Settings>Apps>Default apps>Web browser.
Here, with Google Chrome as the default there was no problem accessing that website after pasting the URL into 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Word in Microsoft 365.
Here, with Google Chrome as the default there was no problem accessing that website after pasting the URL into 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Word in Microsoft 365.
Th3Jagi
Mar 04, 2022Copper Contributor
I'm using Mozilla Firefox and tried Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer as well. All with the same negative result.
We're using a proxy for internet connections -maybe thats affecting the problem? But if so, why does another page like google.com work?
We're using a proxy for internet connections -maybe thats affecting the problem? But if so, why does another page like google.com work?
- Th3JagiMar 04, 2022Copper ContributorI found the following as a possible solution: https://superuser.com/questions/1375679/microsoft-word-unable-to-open-https-link-within-document
Does anyone know, what this registry key is doing? I'm concernd that it might affect our network security.