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How do I stop Word from asking for a password?
Remove a password from a document
- Open the document and enter its password.
- Go to File > Info > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password.
- Clear the password in the Password box, and then click OK.
Why is Microsoft Word asking for a password?
1. Make sure you’ve signed in to the Office apps with the correct Office 365 account. You check it by opening Word > File > Account > User information. If so, sign out and re-sign in again.
Why does my office 365 keeps asking for password?
Cause. This issue can occur if the Logon network security setting on the Security tab of the Microsoft Exchange dialog box is set to a value other than Anonymous Authentication.
Many SharePoint users are plagued with being asked for credentials when opening Word or Excel files from a Document Library. In this case, the fix was a change of authentication protocol. We use SharePoint Foundation 2010 for our intranet, and we wanted to make more use of Document Libraries. We added sample documents to try it out.
Being asked for credentials when opening Word or Excel files from a Document Library is a common frustration for SharePoint users. In this case, it seems the Kerberos authentication protocol was misconfigured, and changing to NTLM cured the problem.
How to check for user credentials when opening word?
5. Try signing into Office applications first, then clicking FILE-> Open to open the files in the library to see if this issue persists. 6. Try the resolution in the following KB article to check the outcome:
When you open documents in SharePoint Server 2016 by using Windows Installer (MSI) based version of Office applications, you are prompted for credentials if the conditions in the “Applies to” section are met. Office applications send an Authorization: Bearer header for compatibility with SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business.