Hi,

Maybe you can have a quick look if you have enabled  "Controlled Folder
Access":

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-enable-controlled-folder-access-windows-10-fall-creators-update

Regards,

   Matthias

Am 22.11.20 um 12:55 schrieb Jean Lear:
> Hello James,
> I should not say this James, but I am pleased to hear this has happened to
> someone
> else.
> The same thing happened to me after I installed Apache OpenOffice 4.1.8 on
> my
> Windows 10 Asus computer. I could not open files as usual.  I got a window
> with
> the option of "Read Only" or "Open as copy". The usual solutions to open
> "Read
> Only" were not available.
> I uninstalled 4.1.8 and went back to 4.1.7 but the problem was still there.
> I took my computer to the experienced computer technician whose business is
> computers who looks after my computer.  I think he did not recognise the
> problem.
> I was told that by trial and error he solved the problem saying it was the
> Avast program
> and another program that were the problem.  I had been using  Avast and the
> other
> program for many years on this and other computers.
> My computer was returned  with Windows Defender and my other favourite
> program deleted.
> I would be interested to hear if any other users have had this same problem
> and
> if it happens only to some users who have upgraded to 4.1.8 and if so how
> the problrm
> was solved.
> Thank you.
> Jean Lear
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 10:47 AM James Pesout <jpes...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> After installing Open Office version 4.1.8 every time I open a file it's
>> categorized as a read-only file.
>>
>> To edit any of my files I have to open them as a copy, edit them, and then
>> save them with a new name.
>>
>> The next time I open that file, it opens as a read only file.
>>
>> I'm using a Windows 10 platform on a 64 bit system.
>>
>> I've uninstalled 4.1.8 and reinstalled it but the problem persists.
>>
>> Thanks for your advice.
>>
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