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Microsoft fixes Excel 2016 paste bug that returned in October update

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A bug in Excel 2016 stopped users pasting copied content into cells, and it came back after an October update. has released a new version of Excel 2016 that fixes it again.

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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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  1. Thu 5 NovemberMicrosoft fixed Excel 2016 copy-paste bug. Then reintroduced it. Now it's fixed againThe Register (all)

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