Unlock PPT using C++

Use Aspose.Slides for C++ to remove encryption and write protection from presentation files without Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Removing Protection from a PPT Presentation via C++

Aspose.Slides for C++ lets you remove encryption or write protection from PPT presentations. Use LoadOptions to open an encrypted file, then use the ProtectionManager object from the Presentation class to call RemoveEncryption or RemoveWriteProtection.

Removing Password Protection from PPT using C++

auto loadOptions = MakeObject<LoadOptions>();
loadOptions->set_Password(u"password");

auto presentation = MakeObject<Presentation>(u"encrypted-presentation.ppt", loadOptions);

presentation->get_ProtectionManager()->RemoveEncryption();
presentation->Save(u"unlocked-presentation.ppt", SaveFormat::Ppt);
presentation->Dispose();

Removing Write Protection from a PPT Presentation using C++

auto presentation = MakeObject<Presentation>(u"write-protected-presentation.ppt");

presentation->get_ProtectionManager()->RemoveWriteProtection();
presentation->Save(u"unlocked-write-protected-presentation.ppt", SaveFormat::Ppt);
presentation->Dispose();

How to Remove a Password from PPT via C++

Follow these steps to remove protection from a PPT presentation.

  1. Load the PPT file with the Presentation class and LoadOptions when a password is required.
  2. Use the ProtectionManager object to remove protection.
  3. Call RemoveEncryption for encrypted files or RemoveWriteProtection for write-protected files.
  4. Save the unlocked file with SaveFormat::Ppt.

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  • Runs in your browser, nothing to install.
  • See how Aspose.Slides removes protection before you write code.
  • Remove the password or write protection from your PPT file.
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Other Supported Unlocking Formats

Using C++, you can also remove protection from the following formats.