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

Anonymous
2023-12-31T13:30:36+00:00

For the last few months my Copy/Paste will stop working after I've been logged-on for awhile. If I log off and back on (no Restart, though), it will start working again... for awhile, that is. It was happening on Windows 10, so I went ahead and upgraded to Windows 11, hoping it would fix the problem, but it didn't.

I've looked through other postings, but most of them involve a Restart, which certainly works but so does a simple log off/log on. I generally don't log out at the end of the day, just lock it. Does anyone have a solution other than creating a whole new profile?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-29T19:42:18+00:00

    As of today 2/29/2024, still working with Level 3. The P/C was in a broke state with copy/paste not working. Level 3 logged on and dumped several logs for their engineering department to review. They will contact me next week after their review of the logs. Level 3 uninstalled Norton virus protection and was told not to use VPN. The problem still occurred after 3 days of no issues. It might run for days or hours who knows. They need more people to open tickets on the issue because when I asked if anybody else reported the issue, they said no. I'm running Windows 11, Version 23H2 OS Build 22631.3155, along with Microsoft Office Home Student 2021 Version 2402 (Build 17328.20108)

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-17T18:49:05+00:00

    I'm using a new DELL desktop with no additional 3rd party applications, out of the box with windows 11 and Microsoft office/student. I've been working with Microsoft level II support with no success or answers. I'm having a difficult time getting them to except the problem. I'm now refusing to reload windows and office, it's been done 3 times and only causes me grief to reset everything. I have another level II call scheduled for next week. It took seven incidents reports before i was able to get it escalated in Microsoft. Microsoft appears refuse to GOOGLE the words "Copy and Paste problems windows 11", if they did, they would see that there is a problem. The problem has been around for at least two tears from what I read.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-05T15:02:32+00:00

    Don't waste your money. This problem also exists in W11 Pro. It won't fix it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-16T14:00:20+00:00

    I will note that I have multiple monitors attached to a Lenovo desktop where I experience the issue

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-31T17:27:35+00:00

    Hi,

    Can you try a "clean boot" and see if it makes a difference:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135

    If a clean boot does resolve the issue there is a section in the article "How to determine what is causing the problem by performing a clean boot".

    Reset the computer to start normally afterward.

    As a general precaution create a System Restore Point prior to initiating a clean boot.

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