The case: Whenever you open and type on your document, the changes are being tracked because your review pane is showing Simple Markup or All Markup by default. Annoying Right?Solution:Carefully read and follow ALL steps.Step 1 Open any document you want to edit.Step 2 Go to the REVIEW pane, select to show No MarkupStep 3 Go to File Options Trust Center Trust Center Settings Privacy Options then uncheck Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving. Click OK button then another OK button to click before the window closes.Step 4!important! Make changes on the document like typing a space then Save your file.Note: This step is important.
If you miss this, the changes won't apply so you have to do all the steps all over again.You may refer to the official post by Microsoft here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/831771.
May 25, 2017 - Setting a default markup layer. Open the Layers Tab (either thru Tab Access or using the shortcut ALT+Y) and hover over the layer you want. This macro will make MS Word start up in 'Final' as opposed to 'Final Showing Markup.' It's quite annoying when Final Showing Markup is the default view-this has to stop/be disabled; I hope that this is addressed in the next version of Office.