excel error: this file type is not supported in protected view

Hi,

I've not made any changes to Excel but have recently started getting the following error message:

I tried using the Office Quick and Online Repairs but this didn't help.

Can someone please tell me how to fix this.

Thanks!

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Answer

Rory's fix worked for me. To expand on it a bit:

Start Excel.
Click Options at the bottom LHS:
Click Add-ins:
Go through the list of Active Application Add-ins, and for each one use Explorer to find the file listed in the add-in's location. Right-click->Properties on the file when you've found it, and at the bottom of the Properties dialog box check Unblock and then OK the dialog box. Repeat for every add-in.

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