Description: Problem started straight after I upgraded to LibreOffice 7.4.2 via PatchMyPC. Every time I open a Writer doc or Calc Spreadsheet I get a Windows Security Virus & Threat Protection message pop up which states: Unauthorised changes blocked. Controlled folder access blocked soffice.bin from making changes. I have run a full Windows Defender security scan on my hard disc. No threats were detected. I am very security conscious and do not want to make changes to my Windows 10 security settings. In simple language (I am not a techie!) what can I do to solve this problem?? Have the files I have opened with LibreOffice 7.4.2 been infected? Please help. Steps to Reproduce: 1.click on document or calc file or LibreOffice 7.4.2 icon 2. 3. Actual Results: File opens, then a couple of seconds later Windows security message pops up but quickly disappears and am able to edit file. Expected Results: Not to get the security message. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: [Information automatically included from LibreOffice] Locale: en-GB Module: StartModule [Information guessed from browser] OS: Windows (All) OS is 64bit: no
*** Bug 153237 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
In: Windows Security > Virus and Threat Protection > Virus and threat protection settings > Controlled folder access > Allow an app through controlled folder access ... you can add an exception for LibreOffice. I am not sure why LibreOffice is considered dangerous, maybe it takes a bit of time for Microsoft to consider new versions "friendly". Is that a sufficient workaround in your opinion? I'm not sure there is much more we can do on our end, but I could be wrong.
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