Bleeping Computer

Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default to protect users

Microsoft will soon begin disabling Excel 4.0 XLM macros by default in Microsoft 365 tenants to protect customers from malicious documents. Excel 4.0 macros, or XLM macros, were first added to Excel ...
Windows Central

Microsoft follows through on promise, disabling Excel 4.0 macros

Microsoft said this was coming, and now it has. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In 2021, Microsoft confirmed it would disable ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft disables Excel 4.0 macros by default to block malware

Microsoft has announced that Excel 4.0 (XLM) macros will now be disabled by default to protect customers from malicious documents. In October, the company first revealed in a Microsoft 365 message ...
Windows Central

Microsoft Office won't disable VBA macros by default after all

Microsoft will not block VBA macros by default in downloaded Office documents. The company has tested a default block for VBA macros since April 2022, but decided against rolling it out to general ...
Android Police

Excel: What are macros and what do they do

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