Hi Alan,
This isn't the expected behavior.
Could you mention the exact message that you get while accessing your word files?
Do you see any new AVG program installed on your PC?
If so, please mention the name of it.
Thank you.
Why has AVG made my word files read only?
Hi Alan,
This isn't the expected behavior.
Could you mention the exact message that you get while accessing your word files?
Do you see any new AVG program installed on your PC?
If so, please mention the name of it.
Thank you.
I got a message from AVG that someone was trying to access my word file and had been blocked and following that AVG made it read only. Given that this is my own private file compiled by myself as a register of deaths I cannot imagine anyone externally would want to access it! But as an ongoing file I want to be able to add to it therefore I enquired of Microsoft why it was read only especially since the read only box wasn't ticked. They said it is a result of your security software blocking access and to contact AVG. However another source said to reset the AVG settings to default and it would clear itself and I would be able to use it as before.
Thank you for the detailed information.
This could have happened due to your files being protected by sensitive data shield available in AVG Internet Security.
Please refer this article and access the protected documents listed under sensitive data shield.
If you see the particular documents listed on it, please select and unprotect them all.
Please try to access the files and inform the status.