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

Date:
Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:20:00 +0000

Description:
A limited set of users with Excel 2016 and other standalone Excel purchases have been struggling to paste.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A recent update introduced a
new bug affecting pasting in Excel Excel 2016 just got a hotfix, but
Microsoft admits issues can persist Temporary workaround is available by selecting 'Paste Special' Although a recent Microsoft Excel security update brought with it a highly annoying bug impacting copying and pasting functionalities across the spreadsheet software, it's already issued a
partial fix.

Just days after the glitch was introduced with a September 8 2026 security update (KB5002914), the company has released a hot fix rather than forcing users to wait until the next cycle. But this fix in particular only applies
to Excel 2016, which is unlikely to have as much reach and global usage as Microsoft 365 versions of the app, therefore many users won't even have been aware of the issue. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: Excel just got an important new fix Other non-365 versions of Excel were also impacted. "In Microsoft Excel 2024, 2021, 2019, and 2016, as well as Excel Online in Office Online Server, the paste operation might fail silently," the company explained in a status update .

"Although users try to paste content, the source remains selected and the destination is unmodified," the update reads, confirming that users didn't receive an error message or sound to let them know of the failure. You may like Microsoft fixes Windows 11's nasty bugs with Dell laptops with one
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Office LTSC 2021 and 2024 are officially fixed, Microsoft confirmed, but a only a mitigation is available for Office LTSC 2019 and Office 2016, so users may still experience some problems.

Thankfully, while a full fix is in the works, Microsoft offered up a pretty simple workaround. Pasting 'Special' from the Home tab is all it takes, with conditional formatting apparently causing headaches for now. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get
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