This short tutorial explains how to unprotect Word document using C#. It contains a step-wise process to accomplish the task along with the runnable sample code. Using this article, you can also unprotect Word document with password using C# with the help of a couple of lines of codes only and save it as a new DOCX or DOC file if required.
Steps to Unprotect MS Word Document using C#
- Establish the environment to add Aspose.Words for .NET from the NuGet package manager
- Load the protected Word file into the Document class object
- Call the Unprotect() method to remove the protection from the document
- Save the unprotected resultant Word file on the disk
These steps summarize the process to unprotect Word file using C# where the Word file is first loaded into the Document class object and then Unprotect() method is called without any password. Note that you can also use a password in the Unprotect() method however it can remove the protection applied through a password.
Code to Unprotect Word Document without Password using C#
| using System; | |
| using Aspose.Words; | |
| namespace AsposeProjects | |
| { | |
| class Program | |
| { | |
| static void Main(string[] args) // Main function to Unprotect a Word file in C# | |
| { | |
| // Initialize licenses | |
| Aspose.Words.License licWords = new Aspose.Words.License(); | |
| licWords.SetLicense("Aspose.Total.lic"); | |
| // Load the protected Word file | |
| Document protectedDoc = new Document("Protected.docx"); | |
| // Unprotect it | |
| protectedDoc.Unprotect(); | |
| // Save the resultant Word file | |
| protectedDoc.Save("UnProtected.docx"); | |
| Console.WriteLine("Done"); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } |
This code demonstrates the process to unprotect DOCX using C# where the Unprotect() method in the Document class is used without any password. It can unprotect Word files that are protected with or without a password. If your file is write-protected also, use the Document.WriteProtection.SetPassword("") command where the password is set to null for removing the write protection.
This article has taught us to remove the protection from a Word file. If you want to learn the process to protect a Word file, refer to the article on how to password protect a Word document in C#.
