Why does MS Word open files in “Protected Mode”? Like is there really any threat for a “Protected Mode” to be needed?

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Why does MS Word open files in “Protected Mode”? Like is there really any threat for a “Protected Mode” to be needed?

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Ok, so I understand the theory behind not being able to edit it or save it but does the print button really need to be disabled? If I’m already previewing it safely, can we not just print that preview? Because that’s literally 90% of why I disable Protected View for, just to print a hard copy of the document.