Copy and Paste Feature Not Working in Windows 8

Anonymous
2012-12-22T08:58:46+00:00

Hi,

This is probably the wrong forum to post this question in. But I am running a Windows 8 Pro 64bit machine, and I am experiencing problems with the Copy, Cut and Paste feature in windows explorer, where I try to copy a directory or file from one location to another but it does not work. I do have permission rights. Is this a bug in the operating system?

Peter

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-08T01:44:08+00:00

    Try right-clicking with the file selected and copying it, then pasting it in a different location.  Also try CTRL-C (Copy) CTRL-V (Paste).  These both work for me; actually, I have to backup this way because the File History doesn't work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-05-07T23:22:27+00:00

    First of all I'd check to see if its the systems fault or if it's the Keyboards. 

    1. Open up Control Panel, click Ease Of Access, then Ease Of Access Centre.
    2. Now select 'Start On Screen Keyboard which can be found with the 3 other disability aided tools towards the top of the window.
    3. Highlight any text on a program, then with your mouse click on the 'Ctrl' button and then 'C' on the On-Screen Keyboard. Open up any area that allows to paste, and perform the same process with 'V'.
    4. If it works and pastes the highlighted text then the problem lies with the keyboard. If not, then its a system issue.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-05-06T20:33:07+00:00

    On top of which, when I try get around by drag and drop, when the machine is in this state, the drop results in phantom letters left over the drop point no matter which window is subsequently selected.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-05-06T20:30:56+00:00

    Very irritating indeed.  Copy and Paste works well for a (short) while after reboot but not thereafter.  MSFT totally silent on this as far as I can tell even though this is an essential feature for me at least.  Given beta time plus ~6mo since rollout and no progress I guess this is not to be fixed soon?

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-04-24T03:11:12+00:00

    I have had the same problem on Dell XPS 12 running Windows 8 Pro since I purchased it a couple of months ago. Seems to be some really bad race condition bug in Windows, copy-paste only works consistently if one consciously slows down and does a very deliberate and slow Copy/Paste. Otherwise its a hit and miss. Running sfc /scannow did not find any integrity violations.

    Dell XPS 12 is one of the few devices designed to take advantage of Windows 8 but with bugs like this I can see why Windows 8 adoption is so slow. I wouldn't recommend anyone to upgrade until this is fixed.

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