Why Does Windows 10/11 Copy and Paste Stop Working After A While?

All-

Just wanted to post again. I appreciate those of you (Kim-LarryPapp, and others?) who are actively working on this with Microsoft. This was driving me so crazy that I've gotten into the habit of just restarting when I go to be at night, then log back in the next morning each day. I used to not restart for weeks at a time, since I preferred to leave things open that I was working on.

Btw, I'm also a retired IT guy and have spend tons of my life troubleshooting things. Unfortunately, I've had my fair share of unsolved mysteries, so I'm not spending any more time working on this, and I can get that Microsoft is having a hard time finding the cause (if they're really actively working on it at all!). It hasn't happened to me again since I've started the nightly rebooting. But if I hit it again, I'm just going to save and close everything and restart. I refuse to get upset anymore or spend any time trying to get it working again! I'm doing a lot of website programming these days (for free - either myself, family, or nonprofits), copy/paste is frequent.

-Dan-

It is nice to see a fellow IT person. I am a windows MCSE and software engineer, so am not green when it comes to windows. i have diagnosed many a bug some even resulting in a patch on windows update :D

Keep at it, you will get it fixed for sure and i will be keeping an eye on this thread.

Dean

Hi Kim

i appreciate that, i generally have things open overnight so i wouldn't create a cron to reboot but i appreciate the effort you've put in to help people.

If only microsoft were this useful!

Dean

Dean, try this simple procedure, it works for me and gets me through the day until a fix is found.

To schedule an automatic reboot for your PC, you can use the Task Scheduler feature in Windows. Here are the steps to set it up:

1. Press the Windows key to open the Start menu.
2. Type “Task Scheduler” in the search field and select the corresponding result.
3. In the Task Scheduler, click on “Create task”.
4. Provide a descriptive name for the task.
5. Go to the “Triggers” tab and click “New” to create a new trigger.
6. Select “On a schedule”, choose the “Daily” radio option, and set the desired time for the reboot.
7. In the “Actions” tab, click “New”.
8. Select “Start a program” and enter the following:
   • Program/Script: %SystemRoot%\system32\shutdown.exe
   • Arguments: -r -f -t 10
9. Optionally, go to the “Conditions” tab and select “Start the task only if the computer is idle” to ensure the system restarts only when idle.
10. Click “OK” to create the scheduled task.

From now on, your Windows PC will automatically reboot according to the configured schedule. Before restarting, it will display a message, allowing active users to save their work. If you ever want to disable the scheduled restart, simply find the task in Task Scheduler, right-click on it, and select "Disable"

I am glad MS are looking at it. i simply reboot as and when i lose my copy and paste functionality.