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Microsoft Teams right-click paste broken by Edge update bug

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Why This Matters

The recent bug caused by a Microsoft Edge update disrupts the right-click paste functionality in Microsoft Teams, impacting productivity for users across corporate and individual environments. This highlights the importance of robust testing and quick response mechanisms for browser and app integrations in the tech industry, ensuring minimal disruption for consumers and enterprise users alike.

Key Takeaways

Microsoft is warning that a recent Microsoft Edge browser update introduced a bug that breaks right-click paste in chats in the Microsoft Teams desktop client.

In an advisory published on April 14, Microsoft says users are reporting that they are unable to paste URLs, text, or images into Teams chats when using right-click context menus, with the "Paste" option greyed out.

To work around the bug, Microsoft says users can still copy and paste content using keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V on Windows, or Cmd + C and Cmd + V on macOS.

"Impacted users report that they are unable to copy and paste URLs, text, and images in Microsoft Teams desktop client chats, as the paste option appears greyed out when using the right-click dropdown menu method," explains Microsoft.

"To bypass impact, we recommended that users attempt to copy the intended URLs, text, and images using Ctrl + C and paste using Ctrl + V for Windows, and corresponding Cmd + C and Cmd + V for Mac."

Microsoft says the bug is caused by a recent browser update that introduced a code regression in Microsoft Edge, which Microsoft Teams uses for certain functionality.

Admins on Reddit and the Microsoft forums report that the problem is affecting users in corporate environments as well as individual users.

"I have multiple users on version 26072.519.4556.7438 experiencing this issue, including myself. Cannot right-click Paste, but CTRL+V and paste as text are allowed," an admin posted to the Microsoft Forums.

Paste option in Microsoft Teams is greyed out

Other users said that reinstalling Teams or clearing the cache did not fix the problem.

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