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How to Fix Changed Copy and Paste Shortcuts After Word/Excel Document Recovery
Question details
Users experience an unexpected change in copy and paste keyboard shortcuts from Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V to Ctrl+Insert/Shift+Insert after recovering Office documents.
- Product
- Microsoft Word and Excel
- Device & OS
- FSLogix VDI Environment
- Scenario
- Recovering documents after a hard shutdown in a nonpersistent virtual machine environment.
- Observed behavior
- Keyboard shortcuts for copy and paste unexpectedly revert to legacy mappings (Ctrl+Insert and Shift+Insert) until the affected document is restarted.
Ensure your virtual machine environment is stable and verify whether this shortcut issue occurs across all Office files or is isolated to a specific recovered document.
Close and Reopen the Affected Document
The fastest way to restore standard keyboard shortcuts is to restart the document session.
Because this is a known glitch related to the document recovery pane in nonpersistent environments, simply refreshing the application session restores expected functionality.
Press Ctrl+S or click the Save icon in the Quick Access Toolbar to secure any data you just recovered.
Click the 'X' in the top right corner to close the Word or Excel application.
Navigate to your saved file and open it again. The standard Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V shortcuts will now be active.
Copy Content to a New Document and Test in Safe Mode
Use this method if the shortcut issue is isolated to a corrupted recovered file.
Report the VDI Bug to the Microsoft Feedback Portal
Since this behavior persists across update channels in FSLogix VDI environments, reporting it directly helps Microsoft address the root cause.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why did my copy and paste shortcuts change to Ctrl+Insert and Shift+Insert?
This happens due to a known glitch in Microsoft Office after recovering a document following a hard shutdown, particularly in nonpersistent VDI environments like FSLogix. The system temporarily reverts to legacy keyboard mappings.
Does this shortcut issue affect all Microsoft Office applications?
It primarily affects Microsoft Word and Excel documents that have gone through the auto-recovery pane process after an unexpected VM shutdown.
How can I quickly get Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V working again?
The fastest way to restore your standard copy and paste shortcuts is to save the recovered document, close the Office application entirely, and reopen the file.
