If Microsoft Word opens files in Read-only mode on your Windows PC, follow these instructions to fix the issue once and for all.

To disable the read-only mode for documents, you either have to change the way the document is opened, remove the read-only attribute before opening the file or save the contents to a new file.

Learn how to open or run File Explorer with elevated privileges or in administrator mode in Windows 11/10, using CMD, Tskill, and Run.