Microsoft June 9 Windows Update Breaks Office Access via 3rd-Party Apps
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Updated · Computerworld · Jun 19
Microsoft June 9 Windows Update Breaks Office Access via 3rd-Party Apps
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Jun 19
Summary
Microsoft said some Office apps including Word and Excel are failing to open when launched from third-party software after Windows updates issued on June 9.
The update appears to have broken OLE automation, the mechanism external programs use to interact with Office, leaving users with silent failures and no error message.
Affected software includes CCH Engagement, Workpaper Manager, Zotero and dental-office programs such as Dentrix and Softdent, complicating troubleshooting for administrators.
Microsoft said it is aware of the issue and working on a fix; the same update cycle also caused a smaller bug showing Recycle Bin internal file names in delete confirmations.