Hướng dẫn word file is locked for editing by admin năm 2024

“There is a Word file locked for editing by me last month and I cannot figure out the right password, how can I unlock this Word document?”

If you find the Microsoft Word document is locked for editing, how to unlock it? Here you will find three ways to unlock a Word document that is locked for editing.

Tips: If you forget Word document open password, you should use software to recover open password first: Guide to recover Word document password.

Way 1: Save Read Only Word Document with Modify Password as another File

When you open the Word document that is locked for editing and you get the following prompt, Read Only is always the best choice when you forgot the modify password.

Then, how can you make it unlock for editing in the read only? You can save the read only version as another file.

Step 1: Click File > Save as.

Step 2: In the Save as window, it is necessary for you to change the File name and then click the Save button.

Step 3: Now you can open the saved Word file to edit the content without restriction.

Way 2: Open the Locked Word Document with WordPad and Save the Changes

No matter the locked Word document is set with the modify password or added the editing restriction, you can use this way to open the document and edit the content.

Step 1: Right-click the Word document that is locked for editing and chooses to open with WordPad.

Step 2: Now the Word document is unlocked automatically. You can edit it in your way.

Step 3: Click the top left icon and choose Save. It will pop out a prompt and tell you that some content might be lost. You can choose the Save option or the Save a copy option. After that, you can read and write to the original content.

Way 3: One Click to Safely Remove Word Document Editing Password

There is another way for you to quickly unlock the word document with editing password. You can use the iSunshare Word Unprotect Geniusto remove the editing password within one simple click. After that, you can get the unprotected Word document and do what you want to do. During all the process, it is no need to know the modify/editing password.

Step 1: Finish the download and installation of the Word Unprotect Genius. You can download it from here.

Step 2: Run the software and hit the Add button to import the locked Word document.

Step 3: Hit the Remove Password button and you will get the protection password removed safely and get another copy of the Word file content which you can open and edit the content to be your own one.

When you try to open a Microsoft Word document, you receive an error message similar to the following

The document file name is locked for editing by another user. To open a read-only copy of his document, click...

where file name is the name of the document that you tried to open.

Cause

This behavior may occur if Word determines that the owner file for the document already exists. This may occur if one or more of the following conditions are true:

• Word previously quit improperly and, therefore, did not delete the owner file. -or-
• A second instance of Word is running in the background with the document already open. -or-
• The document is shared over a network, and another user has it open.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, first confirm that another user on the network does not have the document open. If the document is in use, open the document as read-only. If it is not in use, quit all instances of Word, and then remove the owner file. To do so, follow these steps.

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

1. Quit all instances of Word. To do so, follow these steps:
   1. Save all your work, and then quit all programs.
   2. Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Security dialog box.
   3. Click Task Manager, and then click the Processes tab.
   4. Click Winword.exe, and then click End Process.
   5. In the Task Manager Warning dialog box, click Yes.

      If you receive a message that states that the program is not responding, click End Now.  

   6. Repeat steps d and e for each occurrence of Winword.exe.
   7. On the File menu, click Exit Task Manager.
2. Start Windows Explorer, and then browse to the folder that contains the document file that you tried to open when you received the error message.
3. Delete the owner file. The owner file is located in the same folder as the document that you tried to open. The owner file name uses the following convention: It begins with a tilde [~], followed by a dollar sign [$], followed by the remainder of the document file name. The file name extension is .doc. For example, the owner file for Document.doc is named ~$cument.doc.
4. Start Word. If Word asks you whether you want to load the changes that were made to the Global or Normal template, click No.
5. Open your document.

More Information

Word creates an owner file when you open a previously saved Word document. An owner file is temporary and holds the logon name of the person who opens the document.

References

For additional information about Word temporary files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211632 WD: How Word for Windows Uses Temporary Files

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