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Operation Canceled Due to Restrictions in Excel 2010 [Fix]
This error can appear in Excel 2010 and several other applications
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Published onJanuary 10, 2024
published onJanuary 10, 2024
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Many encountered This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer error in Excel 2010. If this message appears, you won’t be able to open any links from Excel or other Office tools.
This is a small but rather tiresome issue that can interfere with your work, so let’s see how to fix it.
What does This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer in Excel 2010 mean?
This message means that your registry isn’t properly configured, or that you don’t have the right file associations set on your PC.
How can I bypass This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer in Excel 2010?
1. Change your default browser
To learn more about how tochange the default browser on Windows 11, we have an in-depth guide that shows you how to do that.
2. Modify the registry
How to bypass this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer?
This method only works if you get this message while trying to run a specific application that has been blocked by the administrator.
This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer in Excel 2010 can be easily fixed, and in most cases, you just need to adjust your file associations or make a few tweaks to the registry.
This isn’t the only application affected, and we already wrote aboutThis operation has been canceled in Device Managererror in our previous guides.
In case yourhyperlinks aren’t working in Excelafter following these steps, you can try reading one of our other guides.
What solution did you use to fix this problem? Let us know in the comments!
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Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
