Function "paste" does not work in Hotmail

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Function "paste" does not work in Hotmail

Bert 25

The paste function suddenly stopped working in Hotmail. Both on my phone and on the desktop. Logging in again does not solve the problem. It is possible to delete text. However, pasting the same text again is impossible.

Laurence Moss 0 Reputation points

2023-07-24T12:12:16.6033333+00:00

same problem - unable to copy & paste just recently. Tried the comment below to click on the padlock - got to copy &paste - but not offered option shown in screenshot - allow - but forced to choose 'can ask...' - how do I do that.
Laurence Moss 0 Reputation points

2023-07-24T12:19:01.15+00:00

reopened hotmail with no change, but look at browser option [using Brave] and permissions therein, and changed copy 'ask' to 'allow' - seems to work.
Rottidog 0 Reputation points

2023-08-29T08:29:30.5266667+00:00

I have been battling for days now to be able to copy and paste in my Hotmail account - Outlook for desktop whatever you call it. It's not the computer or the mouse as it works on documents and in the Outlook Mail app which I hate as I don't like the layout. It is the same on Chrome, Edge and Firefox so is not on one browser. I need this function for preparing documents from emails and it is a real pain not having it working. This is driving me nuts and the fixes I've found don't fix it. I've been on Windows 11 for a while now.

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Laurence Moss 0 Reputation points

2023-07-24T12:12:16.6033333+00:00

same problem - unable to copy & paste just recently. Tried the comment below to click on the padlock - got to copy &paste - but not offered option shown in screenshot - allow - but forced to choose 'can ask...' - how do I do that.
Laurence Moss 0 Reputation points

2023-07-24T12:19:01.15+00:00

reopened hotmail with no change, but look at browser option [using Brave] and permissions therein, and changed copy 'ask' to 'allow' - seems to work.
Rottidog 0 Reputation points

2023-08-29T08:29:30.5266667+00:00

I have been battling for days now to be able to copy and paste in my Hotmail account - Outlook for desktop whatever you call it. It's not the computer or the mouse as it works on documents and in the Outlook Mail app which I hate as I don't like the layout. It is the same on Chrome, Edge and Firefox so is not on one browser. I need this function for preparing documents from emails and it is a real pain not having it working. This is driving me nuts and the fixes I've found don't fix it. I've been on Windows 11 for a while now.

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Faery Fu-MSFT 19,751 Moderator

Hi @Bert ,

In order to confirm, is right click paste not working? If I misunderstood, please provide specific screenshots so that I can understand better.

Are you using Outlook desktop client or Outlook for web?

If you are using Outlook desktop client, check if your Outlook Desktop Client is updated to the latest version? (File > Office Account >Update Options >Update Now) If not, then check the results after updating.

If you are using Outlook for web, click on the lock icon to the left of the outlook URL, and turn on Clipboard in permissions.

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Faery Fu-MSFT 19,751 Reputation points Moderator

2023-05-17T07:07:28.0066667+00:00

Hi @Bert ,

Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If you have any further updates on this issue, please feel free to post back. If you think my reply is helpful to you, please remember to mark it as an answer. Warm thanks.

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Hanan Mohammed Alghamdi 26

I had this problem, I turned off the device and opened it again, and the problem was solved.

Bert 25 Reputation points

2023-05-13T18:25:04.3766667+00:00

I tried that several times without succes
Rosalind Kaplan 0 Reputation points

2023-08-14T22:29:27.86+00:00

Copy paste no longr works.

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Bert 25

Dear Hanan Mohammed Alghamdi,
Thanks a lot for your tip.

I turned on Clipboard in permissions. It solved the problem.

Good work!

Bert

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