Issue with Excel 2016 - copy and paste cells

Elisabetta Storelli 20

Hi,

I have a issue on a PC where Microsoft Office 2016 is installed. From today, then I try to copy and a paste a cell, it doesn't work. If I try to copy text from Word to Excel, it works. So, the issue is linked only to copy a cell and paste it. I've already tried to run excel in safe mode, restart the PC, re-install Excel but nothing works.

Some advices?

Kind regards,
Betta

WEI CAO 0 Reputation points

2026-09-10T05:59:25.4333333+00:00

I have the same issue. Repair was not working . I just uninstall office 2016 and reinstall it. It is working now. Hope this way can help you.
Praddyumn Singh 15 Reputation points

2026-09-10T06:19:02.0366667+00:00

I have the same issue. Repair was not working . recently reported case specifically mentioned the issue beginning after KB5002914 installation, I am unable to uninstall this Excel update, Do anyone knows how to unintsall updates from Office, Even commands are not working to unistall the updates
Michelle Nguyen 1,340 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-09-10T10:34:31.2766667+00:00

Hi @Praddyumn Singh

Please refer the following article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/how-to-uninstall-a-windows-update
N R 0 Reputation points

2026-09-10T12:37:23.4633333+00:00

Any suggestions for someone on a work computer who has no control over adding or removing updates?
Abrar Razi 0 Reputation points

2026-09-11T07:02:25.9766667+00:00

Pepaire is not working, even i reinstalled after one day same issue. So please run this command to removed
that causing update :

Open cmd run as administrator and run the below command
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\Oarpmany.exe" /removereleaseinpatch "{90160000-0012-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}" "{27882596-A8ED-4382-9C71-6CD2DD19F732}" "1033" "0"

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Roland 5 Reputation points

2026-09-10T07:50:47.88+00:00

Of course, this is about the KB5002914 update. While it can easily be uninstalled on Windows 10, it's not possible on Windows 11. The workaround is to copy the excel.exe file from a Windows 10 machine that has either uninstalled this update or from any Windows 10 or 11 computer that hasn't downloaded it yet. Then, you need to replace the original .exe file on the affected computer. Just to be safe, pause updates for two weeks. This method works.
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Roland 5 Reputation points

2026-09-10T08:03:02.85+00:00

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\excel.exe

Brian Wheeler 5 Reputation points

2026-09-10T18:54:13.72+00:00

It's funny that they don't provide updates anymore but this "update" broke a product that can't be updated. Our It group is telling us we need to upgrade our 2016 copies of Office which we own to a subscription based product.

Kushan Anuruddha 0 Reputation points

2026-09-11T07:42:28.8133333+00:00

Thanks bro this solution is worked i get the backup exe from previous update and past with updated exe its worked. Thanks!!!
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Saad Jalal 0 Reputation points

2026-09-11T06:58:05.6733333+00:00

I fixed the issue using the following way. The issue is mainly because of the update KB5002914 and you can fix the issue in such way:

Go to:

Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features → View installed updates

Find:

Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2016 (KB5002914)

Right-click → Uninstall → restart Windows.

Then immediately test:

Excel → Ctrl+C → another Excel cell → Ctrl+V

If normal paste starts working again, we've essentially confirmed the cause.
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Abrar Razi 0 Reputation points

2026-09-11T07:05:23.9733333+00:00

Pepaire is not working, even i reinstalled after one day same issue. So please run this command to removed that causing update :

Open cmd run as administrator and run the below command
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\Oarpmany.exe" /removereleaseinpatch "{90160000-0012-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}" "{27882596-A8ED-4382-9C71-6CD2DD19F732}" "1033" "0"
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Elisabetta Storelli 20 Reputation points

2026-09-11T08:00:55.56+00:00

Hi @Abrar Razi , the solution you suggested is working, thank you so much!
Is there a way to block definitively the download all the security update for Microsoft Excel 2016 only?

Filipe Lourenco 0 Reputation points

2026-09-11T09:54:34.2533333+00:00

Hi, @Abrar Razi , I can't run this command; I get the following error: ‘“C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\Oarpmany.exe”’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,

an operable program, or a batch file.

Can you help me?
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Scott Alber 0 Reputation points

2026-09-12T02:35:43.1866667+00:00

I have Windows 11 and this worked for me on Excel 2016 Office Pro. I got this tip from asking Google AI " How to uninstall an Excel 2016 update?" It then asked what update I was trying to uninstall and I typed "Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2016 (KB5002914) 64-Bit Edition. Windows 11 did several updates on 9/10/2026. This one was specifically for Excel. After the update, I was unable to do a standard copy and paste."

SOLUTION:

Run CMD from the Start

Once in the Cmd window run this and then reboot the computer. After you reboot computer, you will want to disable updates for Office or else Windows will "Fix" Excel again and, in the process, break copy and paste.

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\Oarpmany.exe" /removereleaseinpatch "{90160000-0012-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}" "{27882596-A8ED-4382-9C71-6CD2DD19F732}" "1033" "0"
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