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Some users may be unable to select "Allow editing" when using Microsoft 365 Copilot through Word or Excel

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MSFT365 Status Affected service area

Start May 5, 2026 at 17:41 (UTC+02:00)

End In progress

MSFT365 Status

Event detail

In Progress

User impact: Users may be unable to select "Allow editing" when using Copilot through Word or Excel.

More info: Affected users may be unable to click on the drop-down menu to select "Allow editing" and may only be able to utilize "Chat mode" for Copilot queries through Word or Excel.

Current status: Our fix deployment is currently at 90 percent saturation but is taking longer than expected to complete. We're working to expedite the remainder of our deployment, and we anticipate the code fix to be fully deployed by our next scheduled update.

Start time: Friday, May 01, 2026, at 4:17 PM UTC

Next update by: Wednesday, May 06, 2026, at 12:00 AM UTC

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