How to unprotect Excel Utilty for updated ITR

I have to file ITR under section 139(8A) .I have downloaded the excel utility for the same. During the course of filling the ITR, it is asking me to unprotect the excel sheet. When I tried to unprotect Excel from Review Tab, it requires password. What password is required to be given.? How to handle this issue?

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Users filing updated ITR under Section 139(8A) faced issues with password-protected Excel utility sheets. The utility should not be manually unprotected. Re-download the file, enable macros, and use supported Microsoft Excel versions.

It's password protected

You can't change it , download utility again and fill it

Unprotect excel utility file

I have same issue and finding solution from hours, kindly update if you found it

 

its not working after many downloads too

 

If it is so, how is it that the IT site is asking us to unprotect the sheet and proceed?

I am also stuck up with this problem. Kindly guide me, if somebody can.

The income tax Excel utility is password-protected by default and does not need a password from the assessee. You should not unprotect the sheet; just enter the data manually only in the enabled cells. If it requests a password, re-download the utility and open it in Microsoft Excel (2016 or later) with macros enabled.

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