SYMPTOM:
Opening Microsoft Office Excel, Word or Powerpoint shows the Strategy Office 9.4.0 Add-in disabled even if it was installed, loaded, and enabled previously as shown below:

Additionally, the Add-in shows as disabled in the File > Options > Add-ins > COM Add-ins Menu as shown below:

For the images above the Add-in had been enabled before closing Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint; upon reopening it, the add-in was automatically disabled again.
CAUSE:
Persistence of the Strategy Office Add-in is saved in different registries in the local machine. Sometimes, the user enabling the add-in does not have administrative privileges or the instance of the Microsoft Office product has not been elevated to be able to modify these registries.
ACTION:
There are two places that need to be accessed using an elevated instance of the application:


The Add-in will now show in the Microsoft Toolbar. Users can now close and open the Microsoft Product normally and the Add-in will stay persistent.
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