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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I know that viruses are a real concern, but I turn off all the warnings like this that make me click OK or X out of when I open the same document for the 100th time. Macros are another annoyance as all my company templates have Macros. I don’t understand why, if I only have modified a file since I last clicked OK, can’t Office remember my last selection.