Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in Excel for Windows

Last updated: February, 2020

Excel crashes and slow performance issues

• [FIXED] Excel 2016 or 2013 may crash with older versions of GigaTrust software

• [FIXED] Crash in chart when filtering date based categories in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

• [FIXED] Error 0xC0000142 when you start an Office 2016 application

• [FIXED] Crash or data loss when using Chinese Input Method Editors (IME)

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Excel features and add-ins issues

• [BY DESIGN] Dotted borders are printed as solid lines in Excel

• [WORKAROUND] Missing New Comment and New Note from Excel's context menu

• [WORKAROUND] Threaded comments and notes are displayed incorrectly and the new note entry point is missing in Excel

• [WORKAROUND] "The fine print" license agreement message unexpectedly appears when opening Office apps

• [WORKAROUND] Wrong Japanese era displayed in Excel dates

• [FIXED] Problems with text, underline, and flickering screens when using Office edit languages

• [FIXED] Excel 2016 problems with phonetic edits in Japanese edit language

• [FIXED] Error containing URL "http://hubblecontent.osi.office.net/" when inserting an icon or a picture

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Known issues, changed functionality, and blocked or discontinued features

• Flash, Silverlight, and Shockwave controls blocked in Office 2016

• "Activate method of OLEObject class failed" error when using Power View in Excel

• Office 2016 files open as read-only unexpectedly

• Office 2016 is automatically set as the default application when opening an Office file after installing the Office 365 trial version

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