Microsoft finally fixes this annoying Excel paste problem, but you probably never even noticed

A limited set of users with Excel 2016 and other standalone Excel purchases have been struggling to paste.
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Microsoft broke Excel copy and paste, now the fix is finally here

Microsoft has fixed Excel copy-and-paste failures caused by September 2026 updates across Office 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024.

Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users

Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected users saying that removing or rolling back the ...
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Windows 11’s Major Security Update Completely Breaks Copy and Paste in Microsoft Excel

Recently, AI has been finding security problems at a very fast rate. Microsoft has been releasing many patches to fix these problems, and working this quickly can also cause new issues. In the latest ...

Microsoft mops up after Patch Tuesday broke logins, audio, Excel

Microsoft also fixed an issue with USB Audio Class 1.0 devices. Some users found that no sound was coming from their audio devices after the Patch Tuesday update, and volume controls were unresponsive ...

Microsoft confirms KB5002914 Excel update breaks copy and paste

Microsoft has confirmed that copy and paste may silently fail for some Excel users after installing the 2026 KB5002914 security update.

Excel: Microsoft bestätigt Copy-&-Paste-Bug nach September-Update

Nach dem September-Patchday kann in Excel Copy & Paste nicht mehr funktionieren. Microsoft hat den Bug offiziell bestätigt.