[Solved] OpenOffice freezes when using copy

[cwamil]

After I did an update for Windows 11 on November 9 and I use copy function in OpenOffice 4.1.13 Calc, the entire program freezes and becomes unusable and crashes

[Hagar Delest]

Hi and welcome to the forum!

You can try to reset your OpenOffice user profile.

If no change, then switch to LibreOffice, it is more actively developed.

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the 🖉 button if your issue has been fixed.

[cwamil]

I did try the reset and also a reinstall with no effect.
I'll try Libre but I'm used to OpenOffice

[Hagar Delest]

It is almost the same.

[wick1941]

Yes, that's what worked for me! Removed KBB5019980 and was able to c/p on OO 4.1.13. Assume it will on 4.1.12 as well!
I had tried all the other suggestions; then, realized that the trouble began right after I applied the Win 11 maint on Wed. So I uninstalled the maint, and c/p worked as before. (Reply to a question asked after the below post in MS Windows)

Started failing after applying latest maintenance KBB5019980 to Windows 11. I uninstalled, and C/P in cells works again!
Note: I was running 4.1.12 initially, when C/P failed, so upgraded to 4.1.13 - still failed!
I downloaded and installed Libre, and C/P worked successfully with KBB5019980 applied to Windows 11.

I posted this elsewhere - might work for you, too!

[Hagar Delest]

In case some one stumbles upon this topic, it may be linked to the Windows clipboard setting discussed here: [Solved] OpenOffice Calc freezes and becomes unusable when using copy.

[rhix]

Running Open Office as administrator fixes this issue.

[Hagar Delest]

Not the best advice.
Running any application as admin defeats the point of the admin account and the related privileges on the system.
there must be another fix.

[RoryOF]

Perhaps another instance of the multilevel Clipboard of Windows11?