Microsoft plans to deactivate macros by default in Microsoft Office when macro-enabled files are downloaded from the Internet. This is in the interest of preventing ransomware and other forms of malware. One cannot enable macros in the new version of the alert banner. It can only access by clicking on the banner itself.
Starting in April, Office version 2203 will offer a sneak peek at the new feature before it is available to everyone with a subscription to Microsoft 365 in June. For all supported standalone versions of Office, including versions 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2013. All of Office’s platforms will be unaffected by this change.
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The “Zone.Identifier” tag on an NTFS drive allows Office to keep track of which macros are downloading from the Internet or a networked share. It’s already in use in Microsoft Office.
So if you’ve ever downloaded a document or spreadsheet and advises that modification will disable by default, you can thank a MOTW. Just in case, Office will open the file in a read-only Protected View mode when it detects a mark-of-the-web tag.
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Users can still use these macros if they put in the effort. In addition, you may remove the “mark of the web” tag from any Internet-downloaded file by clicking the “unblock” button in the file’s properties. As with many other security enhancements, the goal here isn’t to make things impossible. It is to set up ankle-height gates to keep people safe from minor errors or unintentional clicks.
One may also use Group Policy to update this option for organisations that depend on macros. For example, one may place macro files in “Trusted Locations” or digitally sign them.
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