We could not copy the content to the Clipboard, it is in use by another application. You can still paste your content within this workbook but it will not be available in other applications.

You don't seem to know what mitigate means.

I was wrong, the problem has not disappeared. Returned as annoying as ever.

Has anyone tried the solution I posted 10th August? If so, does it work?

Simply add these two directories to your system:

C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Desktop

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\Desktop

I already had one of them. The original poster then sugested removing them but I haven't and the problem has gone.

I have run Office 2019 on Windows 10 on my laptop and have used Excel 2019 for the past year. The problem described in these posts appeared after a year's usage of Excel in the last few days. I had the same problem with Excel 2016 on my PC running Windows 8.1 and currently without a working power supply.

As mentioned above both folders

C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\

already contained one sub-folder named AppData which in turn each had a number of sub-folders. So I added the sub-folder Desktop to each of the above named folders and after half an hours usage of Excel the problem seems to have disappeared. So far so good.

Due to features change often I often run a file that I copied from a helpful note.

I created a batch file and run it in administrator mode. It replaces corrupt or broken files.

I have had no problems with this code.

However, provide for recovery, if needed. This is "as is".

Perhaps try one command at a time.

aja.bat

@echo off
date /t & time /t
echo Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup
echo ...
date /t & time /t
echo Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
echo ...
date /t & time /t
echo SFC /scannow
SFC /scannow
date /t & time /t
pause

======

(end of batch file)

Platform

Device name xxxxxxxx
Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz 2.50 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.6 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎1/‎3/‎2022
OS build 19045.2251
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0

I have found that "Runtime Broker" is locked in a "deadly embrace" with another "Runtime Broker" .

Deadlock (which is sometimes called the deadly embrace) is another crippling condition. It occurs when two or more programs are each waiting for the others to complete - or even just to produce a data value - before proceeding.

Best solution is Microsoft solve this many year hic-up; eliminating the "deadly embrace"

Instead, I use task Manager and find the closest "Runtime Broker" process to the "S"'s.

I delete this "Runtime Broker" and any child processes if it exists.

Check if problem went away. If not, repeat and delete the next (last ) "Runtime Broker" .

Worse reboot. It is gone.

Not professional;but works for my platform Win 10, MSA 360 and stuff.

That is all I have. Good Luck.