{"id":1203,"date":"2023-07-25T10:40:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T05:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/?p=1203"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:45:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T05:15:51","slug":"unlock-vba-password-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/unlock-vba-password-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock VBA Password in Excel 2016? Easy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alert alert-info\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Overview<\/strong>: If you are looking for a solution to unlock VBA Password in Excel 2016, 2019, 2013 you have come to the right place because you will find it here. In this guide, we will offer you the best and most reliable method. So, keep reading the guide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) is an innovative feature of Microsoft Excel. With this feature, you can write small programs that automate various repetitive and time-consuming tasks in your Excel spreadsheets. VBA code can be password-protected to prevent unauthorized access to application scripts. However, a problem arises if you forget the password you set to protect your VBA project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-header text-center font-weight-bold\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><a class=\"badge badge-primary toc-hv\" href=\"#\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#toc\">Hide<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"card mb-5 bg-menu\">\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"card-body collapse show\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m1\">Steps to Use the Tool Without Admin Privileges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m2\">Manual Ways to Perform the Task<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m3\">Best Alternative Solution to Unlock VBA Files<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m4\">Guide to Unlocking Multilingual VBA Project Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m5\">Why are tools Better than Manual Methods?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m6\">Concluding Line of Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"scroll\" href=\"#m7\">Commonly Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert alert-success\">\n<h2 id=\"m1\"><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Easy Steps to Unlock Password Protected Excel<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1: Download and Install the software.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2: Browse the file to recover the lost Excel VBA password<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3: Click Reset to preview the password.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4: Finally, Preview all recovered reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"m2\"><b>Manual Method to Unlock VBA Password in Excel<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some ways to break the protection of VBA passwords in Excel files.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Part 1. with Hex Editor<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to manually open a VBA project from an Excel file, you can use a hex editor to do so. Make sure to back up your files before proceeding to avoid possible data loss. Here are the steps, like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Load the Excel file with the <strong>hex editor<\/strong>. and then opening the files, search for \u201c<strong>DPB<\/strong>\u201d in the file and change it to \u201c<strong>DPX<\/strong>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, save the file and exit the editor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now <strong>open<\/strong> the Excel file using <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> <strong>Excel<\/strong>. You will see various errors. Just close all error popups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now load the<strong> VBA project<\/strong> window by pressing the keyboard shortcut <strong>ALT+F11<\/strong>\u201d and then\u00a0 the <strong>VBA project properties<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now use the easy way in the protection tab to change the password and save the project. Then go out the window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Excel file again and click \u201c<strong>ALT+F11\u201d<\/strong> to open the <strong>VBA project again<\/strong>. Then enter the new password you added earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now use the options under the \u201c<strong>Protection<\/strong>\u201d <strong>tab<\/strong> to unlock the password. Complete the process after changing your password.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Part 2. Break VBA Password using Password<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you confirm the VBA project password, the whole process will be very easy. Following are the steps to open a file with a password:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start Excel and open the file. Then press \u201c<strong>ALT+F11<\/strong>\u201d to open the VBA task window.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the options above, click \u201cTools\u201d and select the \u201c<strong>VBAProjectProperties<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/vba-project.png\" alt=\"vba project file\" width=\"668\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now go to the \u201c<strong>Protect<\/strong>\u201d tab in the popup window and check the \u201c<strong>Lock object from view<\/strong>\u00a0box. Then unlock the password from the box at the bottom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lock-vba-project-file.png\" alt=\"lock vba project file\" width=\"600\" height=\"514\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <strong>OK<\/strong>, and you\u2019re <strong>done<\/strong>!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffd9d1; padding: 10px; color: #0c0c0c;\">\n<h3><b>Limitations of the Manual Methods<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are some limitations to unlocking VBA passwords using the manual method.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to go through some tricky steps via the manual method, which can be very confusing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your file format and order may be different after the password restriction is unlocked.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may need a lot of extra time to do the manual method, especially if you need to open a different workbook.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"m3\"><b>Suggested Solution to Unlock VBA Password in Excel 2019, 2016<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the method described above does not work properly, the user can take advantage of an automatic solution. Among these, one such program is the<strong> MSOutlooktools<\/strong> <strong>Solution<\/strong>. It is specially programmed to unlock passwords from VBA Excel without causing data loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-center mr-2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #279874; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/download\/SYS1V1P1R\/14\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Free Download<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-md-block text-white\" style=\"background: #ff6800; color: #fff !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/buy\/SYS1V1P1R\/14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\"> Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also supports various MS Office file types like.xls,.xla,.doc,.mdb, and.dot. The best thing about this tool is that it break old passwords and creates new VBA Project passwords. It has an easy-to-use interface, so even technical knowledge is not mandatory while using this tool. It is compatible with all versions of the Windows operating system, including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, and all previous versions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert alert-warning\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Free Trial Version<\/span><\/strong>: There is no charge for the demo version of the software. You can use it to test the functionality of the tool and verify its features. Moreover, there is no possibility of any harm at all. Anyone interested in trying the program is advised to start by downloading the free version.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Remove VBA Passwords Easily!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j96RBoQsslk\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"m4\"><b>Complete Guide to Break VBA Project Password in Excel 2019, 2016,<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Download and Install it on your Machine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/main.webp\" alt=\"VBA password Remover\" width=\"951\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click the Add <strong>File<\/strong> or <strong>Folder<\/strong> button to add the MS Office VBA (Excel) project file to your system.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba3-1.webp\" alt=\"Add VBA File\" width=\"952\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the <strong>location<\/strong> where you saved the VBA file to select it. <strong>Click<\/strong> the \u201c<strong>Open<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba2.webp\" alt=\"Select the VBA\" width=\"951\" height=\"591\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After adding the file, the software will load it and <strong>display the added VBA file<\/strong> on the software console.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba3.webp\" alt=\"preview all VBA files\" width=\"952\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also delete added files from the software panel. All you have to do is select the files and click the \u201c<strong>Remove<\/strong> or <strong>Remove All<\/strong> button.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba3-2.webp\" alt=\"remove vba files\" width=\"952\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After doing all the steps press the <strong>Reset<\/strong> <strong>option<\/strong> to open and restore the password protected VBA file.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba6.webp\" alt=\"Click the Reset \" width=\"952\" height=\"584\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now the process starts. Once the task is done, the <strong>\u201cRestart Process Successfully<\/strong>\u201d screen will appear. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba7.webp\" alt=\"Completed task\" width=\"951\" height=\"586\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the program will view all <strong>reset<\/strong> <strong>reports<\/strong> with file path, password, and status.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/systoolskart.com\/imgp\/vba-password-remover\/vba8.webp\" alt=\"view all reset reports\" width=\"947\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"m5\"><b>Why is Software Better than Manual Methods?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High efficiency and a success rate of up to 100%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crack passwords from macro formats like.xltm,.xlsm,.xlam,.xlsb,.docm,.xlsm,.xlam,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recovers VBA passwords of any length from any of the file types mentioned above<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allow users to open and reset multilingual VBA project passwords<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no data leakage or loss during the deletion process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compatible with most Excel formats, including.xls,.xlsx, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"m6\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As useful as VBA password protection in an Excel file is, it can be intimidating at times. We hope the guide above will help you unlock password-protected Excel sheets for your VBA project. You can make use of the methods we discussed above to quickly unlock VBA password in Excel without any problems. Take advantage of the automatic one-click method to open files quickly, even if your time is limited.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"m7\"><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: How much time will it take to unlock the VBA password?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>: The software instantly resets the old password and replaces it with a new one without taking much time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Q: Can I unlock a VBA Excel password from a macro-enabled Excel worksheet (.xlsm)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ans<\/strong>: The utility successfully unlocked VBA passwords of file types including:.doc,.xls,.xla,.odt,.xlsm, and.mdb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview: If you are looking for a solution to unlock VBA Password in Excel 2016, 2019, 2013 you have come to the right place because you will find it <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}