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Microsoft fixes Excel 2016 paste bug that returned in October update

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A silent paste failure in Excel 2016 first appeared in September, was fixed mid-September, and returned after the October security update KB5002934 was installed. has released build 16.0.5574.1006, which includes the security updates and fixes the regression, where paste could fail in workbooks containing conditional formatting.

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What to do

  1. Install Excel 2016 build 16.0.5574.1006 or later through Windows Update.
  2. If you cannot update yet, rolling back the October update KB5002934 resolved the paste problem until the patch was reapplied.

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