Microsoft Office
Microsoft pauses KB5002907 update after Office license deactivations
Microsoft has paused the rollout of the KB5002907 Microsoft 365 update after users report that it deactivated, or in some cases completely removed, perpetual Office 2016 and Office 2019 installations. KB5002907, titled “Optional update for out-of-date Microsoft 365 Apps installations,” was released to help users update Microsoft 365 Apps installations that are more than 90 days […]
Microsoft fixes broken Excel copy and paste for all Office users
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for Excel users after installing the September 2026 security updates. The bug was confirmed following a wave of customer reports on Reddit and the Microsoft Q&A forums that this month’s updates (including the KB5002914 security update) break copy-and-paste, autofill, and formula dragging in Excel. “In […]
Microsoft fixes broken copy and paste for Excel 2016 users
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that causes copy-and-paste failures for some Excel users after installing the September 2026 KB5002914 security update. This follows a wave of customer reports on the Microsoft Q&A forums and Reddit that KB5002914 breaks copy-and-paste, autofill, and formula dragging in Excel. “Although users try to paste content, the source remains […]
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 September 2026 KB5002914 security update. This follows a wave of customer reports on Reddit and the Microsoft Q&A forums that the KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste, autofill, and formula dragging in Excel. The company has confirmed […]
Microsoft confirms Office apps launch issues after June updates
Microsoft is investigating a new issue preventing third-party applications from launching Microsoft Office applications or opening documents on up-to-date Windows systems. This known issue affects Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other Microsoft Office applications when launched from within the affected third-party apps. “Microsoft has received reports of an issue in which certain third-party applications might […]
Microsoft investigates Office Apps, Teams file access issues
Microsoft says an ongoing incident is preventing users of its Teams collaboration platform and Office for the web cloud-based productivity suite from opening files. “We’re investigating reports that some users are unable to open files in Office for the web or Microsoft Teams,” the company’s Microsoft 365 Status tweeted earlier. According to further information shared […]
Microsoft says some users can’t install Office on Windows 365 devices
Microsoft says some customers are experiencing issues downloading and installing Office on their Windows 365 devices. Windows 365 is a cloud-based service that runs on Azure Virtual Desktop and allows enterprise customers with Windows 365 Enterprise or Windows 365 Business subscriptions to stream Windows Cloud PCs to end users. According to a service alert seen […]
Russian hackers exploit recently patched Microsoft Office bug in attacks
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) says that Russian hackers are exploiting CVE-2026-21509, a recently patched vulnerability in multiple versions of Microsoft Office. On January 26, Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band security update marking CVE-2026-21509 as an actively exploited zero-day flaw. CERT-UA detected the distribution of malicious DOC files exploiting the flaw, themed around EU COREPER consultations in […]
Microsoft patches actively exploited Office zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band security updates to patch a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The security feature bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, affects multiple Office versions, including Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (the company’s cloud-based subscription service). […]
Microsoft 365 license check bug blocks desktop app downloads
Microsoft is investigating and working to resolve a known issue that prevents customers from downloading Microsoft 365 desktop apps from the Microsoft 365 homepage. As detailed in a Wednesday incident report (OP1192004) seen by GeekFeed, this bug has been impacting users since November 2nd, causing Office Client issues for affected customers. Microsoft has already developed […]