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 visible and searchable, we are collecting the full list for 2024 here and link to the Microsoft blog posts where you can find more description. We also have the annual lists for 2022 (54 items) and 2023 (88 items).
Error “Primary key already exists.” when refreshing a link to a SQL Server table.
Data in the extended range of supported characters is not displayed correctly when imported from an Outlook folder.
Options in the Paste Special dialog are not displayed correctly in some languages when pasting a hyperlink.
When pasting from a Hyperlink field to a Rich Text field, data in the extended range of supported characters may not display correctly.
When specifying the description of a database template, data in the extended range of supported characters may not display correctly when using the template to create a new database.
Cannot create a new database from a template if a table name contains an ampersand (&).
Error when trying to import/link text or Excel files.
Filename for exported file is not correct when it uses the extended range of supported characters
No error displayed when there is a failure trying to switch tabs in a Navigation Form.
Text for the ribbon button to set the alternate row color for a datasheet reads “Alternative Row Colour” in British English.
The term Report is incorrectly localized in some versions of Access.
Autocomplete for a Combo Box control may not work if the dropdown displays numbers and there are negative numbers in the list
If the default value of a field is an asterisk (*) or other binary operator, and is not surrounded by quotes, an error will be generated.
When you set the Visible property of an Edge browser control to true (if it was previously false), the control does not navigate to its URL
Trying to use the Navigate method on a hidden Edge browser control could cause Access to terminate unexpectedly.
If a form has a hidden Edge control and the Record Source property of the form is modified in the form’s Open event, Access may terminate unexpectedly.
The tool gallery in form layout view does not show the new Edge browser control
Choosing an event from the event dropdown for the Edge browser control in the VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) IDE (integrated development environment) that is not supported can cause Access to terminate unexpectedly
Cannot navigate to local file if edge browser is initially blank
Setting control source of Edge control in form view does not cause control to navigate
No list of font sizes when Aptos font is selected
When a query was open in datasheet or design view, the context menu command to open in SQL View in the navigation pane would not switch the open query to SQL View
# Error when using DateDiff with one Date/Time column and one Date/Time Extended column
The updated linked table manager no longer shows the name of the DSN used for a linked table
Access may terminate unexpectedly when running a macro after editing it
F1 does not display the correct help page when used on some properties/methods of the Field2 object in the VBA IDE
Some valid values for the DBEngine.SetOption method have no defined constant
Subform control does not support LabelName property
Auto expand in combo boxes doesn't work for list items >100 index