Microsoft fixes the fix that broke Excel paste – partly
Hotfix covers only Excel 2016 and may still come unstuck around conditional formatting
Microsoft has released a partial fix for the Excel bug that prevents paste operations from functioning correctly. The update targets Excel 2016 users, though users of other recent Excel versions may still encounter issues. Microsoft warns that pasting into workbooks with conditional formatting may still fail. Earlier this month, Microsoft released a security update to tackle remote code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities, but it inadvertently introduced a new issue.
In certain scenarios, users may paste content in Excel 2016, 2021, 2019, and 2024 without the source being replaced or any indication of failure. Users have had to resort to Paste Special or wait for a fix. Microsoft's September has been fraught with problems, including a Windows security update that required an out-of-band release and issues with USB audio devices.
Additionally, a domain-joined devices problem has been added to the known issues list. While Excel 2024 and later versions users continue to suffer, Microsoft has at least resolved a bug that incorrectly reported Microsoft Defender Antivirus as disabled, released on September 17. The company's best course of action remains preventing issues from arising in the first place.
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