Alfresco: Edit in Microsoft Office problem not working

Currently, I am using Alfresco Community 6.2. When I am trying to edit a document by using the "Edit in Microsoft Office" link. It is opening Microsoft Office, but due to some problems, such as

• Sometimes, it is showing Starting
• Sometimes, it is showing Starting with a blank document.

Root Cause

• WebDav config "BasicAuthLevel" is not enabled on the client machine.

Solution

Create a registry key

• Add BasicAuthLevel Config
• Locate registry subkeys

For Office 2010:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Common\Internet

For Office 2013:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Internet

For Office 365

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Internet

• Right client select New menu, and then click DWORD Value. Type BasicAuthLevel press Enter.
• Double-click BasicAuthLevel and set the value.
  • 2 - If your Alfresco installation is with https
  • 1 - If you install Alfresco without https
• Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Note: BasicAuthLevel possible value are
0 - Basic authentication disabled
1 - Basic authentication enabled for SSL connections only
2 - Basic authentication enabled for SSL and for non-SSL connections

Reference

• Office application opens blank from SharePoint WebDAV or site when it is HTTP - Office | Microsoft Learn