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Invalid SQL Statement with Monaco in Version 2505
In version 2505 valid SQL statements may generate an error "Invalid SQL Statement; expected 'DELETE', 'INSERT'…" and you can't execute or save the query.

Karl Donaubauer
2 days ago2 min read
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Bugs and Features – May 2025
In this article, we inform you about (mostly minor) bugs, changes and new features for Access in recent weeks. 1. Bug: F1 in the Monaco...

Karl Donaubauer
May 234 min read
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How to Deal with Update Bugs
Causes, phases and frequency of update bugs. Prevent, diagnose, mitigate, find targeted information. Contribute with your reports and findings to speed up the fix.

Karl Donaubauer
May 125 min read
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List of Access Bug Fixes in 2025
Microsoft publishes an (almost) monthly list of bug fixes that were made in Access. We are collecting the fixes for the whole year.

Karl Donaubauer
Mar 212 min read
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Query Designer Doesn't Allow Drag-and-Drop Tables or Joins (Fixed)
Dragging and Dropping tables into the Query Designer is disabled for some users, probably due to a recent Windows update.

George Hepworth
Feb 142 min read
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Mousewheel Event Bug in Version 2412 (Fixed)
There have been several reports of the form / report mousewheel event no longer working starting with Access version 2412 build 18324.20092.

Colin Riddington
Jan 151 min read
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Error 3048 and Hanging Access Task in Version 2408 (Fixed)
Access 365 Current Channel version 2408 build 17928.20114, released Aug 26, has had many reports of instabilities. Before that, there had...

AFo Team
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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Access Crashes When Filtering Forms in Version 2407 (Fixed)
Reports in several online forums state that Access randomly crashes when you attempt to apply a filter to a form. This happens for versi...

George Hepworth
Aug 9, 20241 min read
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3 comments


The Salesforce Connector is Broken (Fixed)
Several affected users report that the connector that links Access with Salesforce CRM no longer works. Error message: "ODBC Connection t...

Karl Donaubauer
Aug 4, 20241 min read
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Access+Outlook Freeze when trying to send a PDF by E-mail (Fixed)
A number of people report that Access and Outlook freeze when they try to send an object as PDF via email. This happens when selecting Ex...

Karl Donaubauer
Jul 18, 20241 min read
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Windows Generic/Text Only Printer Driver Fails for Access Reports (Fixed)
Two Windows updates cause the Windows Generic /Text Only Printer Driver to fail.

George Hepworth
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Performance issues and crashes when loading forms (Fixed)
Description There were reports that Office update 2405 was causing slowness loading forms in Access. Some users were reporting that...

Maria Barnes
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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Hanging instance of Access after closing a database (Fixed)
You close a database and supposedly terminate Access. After that, databases can no longer be opened by clicking on the file in Windows Ex...

Karl Donaubauer
May 4, 20243 min read
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InStr function in the WHERE clause of a query crashes Access (Fixed)
Description When using the InStr function in the WHERE clause of a query or when filtering a query with an InStr function manually in...

Maria Barnes
Apr 11, 20242 min read
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Access Bugs – The Long List 2024
We are compiling a list of major and minor, mostly long-term bugs here, that are still present in current versions of Access. It shall...

AFo Team
Mar 6, 20248 min read
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RefreshLink fails with "Primary Key already exists" (Fixed)
When using RefreshLink for a linked SQL Server table in version 2312 build 17126.20190, you get error 3283 "Primary Key already exists"...

Karl Donaubauer
Feb 28, 20241 min read
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"SQL Server" ODBC Driver Slow in Monthly Channel (Fixed)
In version 2312 build 17126.20190 you may experience a significant performance degradation with the classic "SQL Server" ODBC driver that...

Karl Donaubauer
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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List of fixes in 2024
Since May 2022 Microsoft's Access team has published a monthly list of bug fixes for Access on its blog . To make this information more...

Karl Donaubauer
Jan 23, 20243 min read
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Missing Semicolon in ODBC Connect (Fixed)
There are several reports of a new bug when relinking ODBC tables in version 2312 released to the Current Channel on January 4

AFo Team
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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Combo Box "Auto Expand" May Not Work Correctly in Windows 11 -- Fixed
In some versions of M365 and Access 2021 under Windows 11, Combo Boxes with the Auto Expand property set to "Yes" do not expand correctly...

George Hepworth
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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