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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


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


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


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


Two Font Display Issues in Version 2309 - FIXED
I recently reported two display issues to the Access team that first appeared in version 2309. At least one is indirectly related to the...

Colin Riddington
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Build Event for Edge Web Browser Control Crashes Access is Fixed
Edge Web Browser Control Can Crash Access.

George Hepworth
Jul 9, 20231 min read


Word Mail Merge from Access Disabled/Broken in Version 2305 (Fixed)
Description When you try to use the Word Mail Merge Wizard in Access/Office Version 2305 (in Current Channel, build 16501.20196 and...

George Hepworth
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Not Enough Memory when Opening Reports with Version 2305 (Fixed)
Description When you try to open or print reports in Access/Office version 2305 build 16501.20196 (release date June 1, 2023) you may get...

Karl Donaubauer
Jun 9, 20232 min read


Access Bugs – The Long List 2023/1
Note: You can find the current list here. We leave this old list online so that bugs can be found that have since been fixed in current...

AFo Team
Mar 17, 20238 min read


Display bugs in Access 365 Version 2302 are fixed
Two unconnected bugs have appeared in the version 2302 update to Access 365. Both are related to the query design window. Both were fixed...

Colin Riddington
Mar 8, 20232 min read


Insert pictures into OLE fields on Win11 problem is fixed
Since the release of Windows 11 in 2021 you could no longer insert pictures into OLE fields of Access. In forum discussions this was...

Karl Donaubauer
Mar 7, 20231 min read


List of fixes in 2023
Since last year Microsoft's Access team has published a monthly list of bug fixes for the latest versions of Access on its blog. To make...

Karl Donaubauer
Feb 9, 20235 min read


Feedback requested: There is no message for this error
Nobody likes seeing error messages. But when you do, you want the error message to be clear and to the point. Unfortunately, very...

Colin Riddington
Feb 6, 20235 min read


Naming of linked SQL Server tables is inconsistent
Description When you (re)link SQL Server tables using code, the naming of the linked tables no longer matches the previous behaviour. The...

Karl Donaubauer
Jan 14, 20232 min read


Let's celebrate the Bug of the Year!
Heavens! Did that one really have to be exposed at the end of an arduous year? In the Microsoft Q&A forum, a user reported his...

Karl Donaubauer
Dec 31, 20222 min read


No ODBC Issue for Christmas 2022
Issue with Microsoft SQL Server ODBC driver in November 2022 patches is most likely not a serious problem.

Philipp Stiefel
Dec 24, 20222 min read


Out of Memory with SQL Server backend
Microsoft's Access Team informed us on Jan 28 that the bug has been fixed in the Current Channel for versions 2212 and 2301. You only...

George Hepworth
Dec 14, 20222 min read


Access gets slow or freezes on Win11 when you copy records
image courtesy of pixabay.com Description There are many reports that Access 365 on Windows 11 is slow to respond when trying to copy...

Karl Donaubauer
Dec 12, 20221 min read


List of fixes in 2022
Since May 2022, Microsoft's Access team has published an (almost) monthly list of bug fixes for the latest versions of Access on its...

Karl Donaubauer
Dec 12, 20223 min read
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