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.

Microsoft fixes the fix that broke Excel paste – partly

A fix has now arrived – for Excel 2016 only – and it continues to hover rather nervously in the doorway. September has not been kind to Microsoft, its updates, or the emergenc ...
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Microsoft Fixes Excel 2016 Copy-and-Paste Bug Caused by KB5002914

Microsoft fixes Excel 2016 copy-and-paste failures caused by KB5002914, while other Excel versions still need workarounds.

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.
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Microsoft confirms that Windows 11's new update breaks copy-pasting in Excel, and there's no solution yet

The latest KB5002914 patch for Windows 11 makes copy-pasting fail silently in Excel 2016–2024. Microsoft is investigating; paste shows no error, and there's currently no workaround. No temporary fix ...