Bug 169310 - Windows 11 clipboard not working anymore
Summary: Windows 11 clipboard not working anymore
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
unspecified
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
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Reported: 2025-11-07 06:24 UTC by Danat
Modified: 2025-12-07 21:39 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Video (1.84 MB, video/mp4)
2025-11-07 06:24 UTC, Danat
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My version (139.08 KB, image/png)
2025-11-07 06:25 UTC, Danat
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Video 2 (8.35 MB, video/mp4)
2025-11-11 06:42 UTC, Danat
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File in the video 2 (28.43 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
2025-11-11 06:43 UTC, Danat
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Video 3 (9.59 MB, video/mp4)
2025-12-07 09:49 UTC, Danat
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File in the video 3 (5.36 KB, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
2025-12-07 09:50 UTC, Danat
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Description Danat 2025-11-07 06:24:21 UTC
Description:
I used it a lot, but it no longer works

Please return it



Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a document
2. Paste from clipboard that opens with combination win+v
3.

Actual Results:
No pasting

Expected Results:
Pasting


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
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Comment 2 Danat 2025-11-07 06:24:42 UTC
Created attachment 203790 [details]
Video
Comment 3 Danat 2025-11-07 06:25:22 UTC
Created attachment 203791 [details]
My version
Comment 4 Danat 2025-11-07 10:14:42 UTC
I'm deeply apologising for bothering those whom I CC-ed, but I needed to bring this to your attention. It's hard without functioning clipboard. It used to work. Thank you so much
Comment 5 Heiko Tietze 2025-11-07 10:16:15 UTC Comment hidden (off-topic)
Comment 6 Danat 2025-11-07 10:18:44 UTC
(In reply to Heiko Tietze from comment #5)
> I'm not a Windows user.

Who's specialising on Windows? Who may I talk to? I am a Windows user
Comment 7 Danat 2025-11-07 12:15:17 UTC
I have a video-proof that it used to work https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UNl87QBjLRwF8L-dtPoajQ84qSZWb1oP/view?usp=sharing
Comment 8 Regina Henschel 2025-11-07 12:40:56 UTC
The Windows clipboard works for me without problems. I have tested Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
CPU threads: 32; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (de_DE); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Windows 11 Home, Version 24H2.
Comment 9 Danat 2025-11-07 13:04:38 UTC
(In reply to Regina Henschel from comment #8)
> The Windows clipboard works for me without problems. I have tested Version:
> 25.8.2.2 (X86_64)
> Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
> CPU threads: 32; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render:
> Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (de_DE); UI: en-US
> Calc: threaded
> 
> Windows 11 Home, Version 24H2.

This is strange that it stopped working with me. I just press on it and nothing happens, but it used to work. If it happens with me - it probably happens with someone else too

Just like I stopped having shadowed borders after some time, but I got them back

Certain features seem to fall off like gray hair. They are present then they are gone
Comment 10 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-07 14:37:12 UTC
Hmm, I'm on Windows 25H2 and can confirm there is something odd with the Windows clipboard manager ( ⊞+v, or selected from ⊞+".")

Feels like a clip item selected active there is not fully made available to the LO clipboard instance--for a screen clip appearing in the Windows clip manager, a paste special only shows "Bitmap Image (BMP)". Which if then pasted, is empty.

Reviewing the 'active' Clipboard with Nirsoft's *InsideClipboard* (v. 1.27), an item initially clipped has full formats including a PNG.  But when "reselected" from the Windows clipboard manager Nirsoft shows the item with an empty BMP and the associated PNG is gone.

So items being pulled from MS Windows Clipboard history do not match their original format.

Kind of smells like => NOB


@Danat, what version of Windows 11 are your working with? Any recent os update?

=-testing-=
OS Name	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Version	10.0.26200 Build 26200

Version: 25.8.3.1 (X86_64)
Build ID: 52ad9dd1c984050a9fb6932dbfb16e86a49e9758
CPU threads: 28; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 11 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-07 14:56:34 UTC
@Mike,

Have you noticed anything amiss with the MS Windows clipboard history? 

I don't normally use the MS clipboard history, but when I enabled it just now, looking at items pulled from that history with Nirsoft's InsideClipboard, there seems to be issue with available formats compared to the original system clip.

I think Danat is on Win11 25H2 like me, while Regina remains on a 24H2 build.
Comment 12 Mike Kaganski 2025-11-07 15:28:06 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #11)

It works for me (using LO 25.8.3.2 and Win 11 25H2 build 26200.7019).
What exact steps you use to reproduce?
Comment 13 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-07 16:37:55 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #12)
> (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #11)
> 
> It works for me (using LO 25.8.3.2 and Win 11 25H2 build 26200.7019).
> What exact steps you use to reproduce?

With Windows clipboard history enabled/turned on.

Perform a screen clip of content on desktop.

That clip is available on system clipboard, and can be pasted to a LibreOffice Draw or Writer canvas. And if accessed from the InsideClipboard app I see:

2	CF_BITMAP	Bitmap	0	1	
49348	PNG	Stream	217,211	2	
49520	CanUploadToCloudClipboard	Memory	4	3	
49521	CanIncludeInClipboardHistory	Memory	4	4	


But if I make other use of the clipboard, and then attempt to restore an item from the Windows clipboard history (⊞+v), I get no LibreOffice paste special response to the offered Bitmap 'Bitmap Image (BMP)'. And on review of the restored clipboard item with InsideClipboard shows this:

2	CF_BITMAP	Bitmap	0	1	
49412	DropDescription	Memory	1,044	4	
49653	ExcludeClipboardContentFromMonitorProcessing	Stream	90	2	
49654	ClipboardHistoryItemId	Stream	76	3
Comment 14 Mike Kaganski 2025-11-07 16:44:40 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #13)

How is this related to the original issue of pasting text?
Comment 15 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-07 17:15:41 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #14)
> (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #13)
> 
> How is this related to the original issue of pasting text?

Hadn't looked at Danat's off site video. But would note similar "truncation" of available system clipboard formats when restoring the copied text.

InsideClipboard shows this on system clipboard for the original text:

1	CF_TEXT	Memory	138	7	
13	CF_UNICODETEXT	Memory	276	6	
49300	Rich Text Format	Memory	3,461	2	
49396	HTML Format	Memory	941	5	
49587	Richtext Format	Memory	3,461	3	
49799	Star Object Descriptor (XML)	Memory	82	9	
49853	Link	Memory	90	8	
49884	HTML (HyperText Markup Language)	Memory	835	4	
49885	Star Embed Source (XML)	Memory	6,591	1	

and then get this for a clip restored from Windows clipboard history:

 13	CF_UNICODETEXT	Memory	276	1	
49396	HTML Format	Memory	735	2	
49653	ExcludeClipboardContentFromMonitorProcessing	Stream	90	3	
49654	ClipboardHistoryItemId	Stream	76	4

Suspect we may then be able to read the CF_UNICODETEXT, otherwise the string pastes would be blank as well. 
  
Something is not behaving in clip formats of the Windows clipboard history widget.
Comment 16 Mike Kaganski 2025-11-07 20:46:24 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #15)

Please don't assume things.
The problem with bitmap is pre-existing; it never worked, and is caused by our code only handling CF_DIB, despite there are mentions of CF_BITMAP. It needs a separate bug report and fix (which is easy).

OTOH, here is something 100% different. Unless you (or someone) reproduce what OP saw, there's nothing to debug.
Comment 17 Danat 2025-11-08 00:52:44 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #10)
> Hmm, I'm on Windows 25H2 and can confirm there is something odd with the
> Windows clipboard manager ( ⊞+v, or selected from ⊞+".")
> 
> Feels like a clip item selected active there is not fully made available to
> the LO clipboard instance--for a screen clip appearing in the Windows clip
> manager, a paste special only shows "Bitmap Image (BMP)". Which if then
> pasted, is empty.
> 
> Reviewing the 'active' Clipboard with Nirsoft's *InsideClipboard* (v. 1.27),
> an item initially clipped has full formats including a PNG.  But when
> "reselected" from the Windows clipboard manager Nirsoft shows the item with
> an empty BMP and the associated PNG is gone.
> 
> So items being pulled from MS Windows Clipboard history do not match their
> original format.
> 
> Kind of smells like => NOB
> 
> 
> @Danat, what version of Windows 11 are your working with? Any recent os
> update?
> 
> =-testing-=
> OS Name	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
> Version	10.0.26200 Build 26200
> 
> Version: 25.8.3.1 (X86_64)
> Build ID: 52ad9dd1c984050a9fb6932dbfb16e86a49e9758
> CPU threads: 28; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render:
> Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
> Calc: CL threaded

Version: 25.8.2.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: d401f2107ccab8f924a8e2df40f573aab7605b6f
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ru-RU (ru_RU); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 18 Danat 2025-11-08 00:57:28 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #10)
> Hmm, I'm on Windows 25H2 and can confirm there is something odd with the
> Windows clipboard manager ( ⊞+v, or selected from ⊞+".")
> 
> Feels like a clip item selected active there is not fully made available to
> the LO clipboard instance--for a screen clip appearing in the Windows clip
> manager, a paste special only shows "Bitmap Image (BMP)". Which if then
> pasted, is empty.
> 
> Reviewing the 'active' Clipboard with Nirsoft's *InsideClipboard* (v. 1.27),
> an item initially clipped has full formats including a PNG.  But when
> "reselected" from the Windows clipboard manager Nirsoft shows the item with
> an empty BMP and the associated PNG is gone.
> 
> So items being pulled from MS Windows Clipboard history do not match their
> original format.
> 
> Kind of smells like => NOB
> 
> 
> @Danat, what version of Windows 11 are your working with? Any recent os
> update?
> 
> =-testing-=
> OS Name	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
> Version	10.0.26200 Build 26200
> 
> Version: 25.8.3.1 (X86_64)
> Build ID: 52ad9dd1c984050a9fb6932dbfb16e86a49e9758
> CPU threads: 28; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render:
> Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
> Calc: CL threaded

If there is something odd - I believe this should be given "new" status, as it's a documented bug. And there should be more people experiencing the same thing. I'll change it to "new"
Comment 19 Danat 2025-11-08 02:17:34 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #16)
> (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #15)
> 
> Please don't assume things.
> The problem with bitmap is pre-existing; it never worked, and is caused by
> our code only handling CF_DIB, despite there are mentions of CF_BITMAP. It
> needs a separate bug report and fix (which is easy).
> 
> OTOH, here is something 100% different. Unless you (or someone) reproduce
> what OP saw, there's nothing to debug.

I doubt that I can be the only person (In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #16)
> (In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #15)
> 
> Please don't assume things.
> The problem with bitmap is pre-existing; it never worked, and is caused by
> our code only handling CF_DIB, despite there are mentions of CF_BITMAP. It
> needs a separate bug report and fix (which is easy).
> 
> OTOH, here is something 100% different. Unless you (or someone) reproduce
> what OP saw, there's nothing to debug.

I don't think I can be the only person to have it. I have proof as videos that it used to work, and it no longer does. Computers are all the same, and if it happened to me - it happened to someone else
Comment 20 Danat 2025-11-08 02:42:10 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #10)
> Hmm, I'm on Windows 25H2 and can confirm there is something odd with the
> Windows clipboard manager ( ⊞+v, or selected from ⊞+".")
> 
> Feels like a clip item selected active there is not fully made available to
> the LO clipboard instance--for a screen clip appearing in the Windows clip
> manager, a paste special only shows "Bitmap Image (BMP)". Which if then
> pasted, is empty.
> 
> Reviewing the 'active' Clipboard with Nirsoft's *InsideClipboard* (v. 1.27),
> an item initially clipped has full formats including a PNG.  But when
> "reselected" from the Windows clipboard manager Nirsoft shows the item with
> an empty BMP and the associated PNG is gone.
> 
> So items being pulled from MS Windows Clipboard history do not match their
> original format.
> 
> Kind of smells like => NOB
> 
> 
> @Danat, what version of Windows 11 are your working with? Any recent os
> update?
> 
> =-testing-=
> OS Name	Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
> Version	10.0.26200 Build 26200
> 
> Version: 25.8.3.1 (X86_64)
> Build ID: 52ad9dd1c984050a9fb6932dbfb16e86a49e9758
> CPU threads: 28; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render:
> Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
> Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
> Calc: CL threaded

Yes, I seem to have latest update

Windows 11, version 25H2
Comment 21 Mike Kaganski 2025-11-08 07:51:16 UTC
(In reply to Danat from comment #19)

1. Do yo still think that posting a *complete* quotation improves reading? Your comment 17, comment 18, comment 19 and comment 20 are completely unreadable - you post a couple of lines of your answer, but before that, tens of lines of the comment you reply to - without any clarification which part it is for. And that is in the thread that allows anyone to scroll up to see the original comment in full.

2. Do you imagine that others don't believe you? The words "Unless you (or someone) reproduce what OP saw, there's nothing to debug" mean "we can't DEBUG what we can't reproduce", not "we don't believe you have the problem".

The task is not to post useless claims like "I have proof" and "computers are all the same"; the task is to find exact cause of the problem, e.g. if it depends on a specific program running on your system, or something else, that allows others to see it. And "allow others to see it" is not for "others to believe you": we need to reproduce, because then we can step through the code in debugger, and find out which code is wrong.
Comment 22 Danat 2025-11-08 09:17:30 UTC
(In reply to Mike Kaganski from comment #21)

> The task is not to post useless claims like "I have proof" and "computers
> are all the same"; the task is to find exact cause of the problem, e.g. if
> it depends on a specific program running on your system, or something else,
> that allows others to see it. And "allow others to see it" is not for
> "others to believe you": we need to reproduce, because then we can step
> through the code in debugger, and find out which code is wrong.

Sadly can't help with that. It's a mystery why it stopped working. I changed some appearance settings such as theme and app background, but I doubt it has any relation to clipboard
Comment 23 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-08 12:36:36 UTC
It is unconfirmed in the sense that we are not able to reproduce the issues shown in your externally posted video (I'd warned you about that by the way).

Concerned with text strings clipped and accessed from the Windows clipboard history widget. Those seem to function for the rest of us.

Though personally I do think there are issues with MS implementation of their clipboard history widget.

Could be set to NEEDINFO and you'd need to dig deeper into what is happening on your system with the system clipboard when text string type clipboard items are reselected active from the history.

For now => UNCONFIRMED
Comment 24 Danat 2025-11-08 13:41:52 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #23)
> It is unconfirmed in the sense that we are not able to reproduce the issues
> shown in your externally posted video (I'd warned you about that by the way).
> 
> Concerned with text strings clipped and accessed from the Windows clipboard
> history widget. Those seem to function for the rest of us.
> 
> Though personally I do think there are issues with MS implementation of
> their clipboard history widget.
> 
> Could be set to NEEDINFO and you'd need to dig deeper into what is happening
> on your system with the system clipboard when text string type clipboard
> items are reselected active from the history.
> 
> For now => UNCONFIRMED

I think the root of the problem can be identified if more people report the same. Am I the only person at all who ever brought this up, did no one else complain?
Comment 25 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-08 14:11:26 UTC
(In reply to Danat from comment #24)

> I think the root of the problem can be identified if more people report the
> same. Am I the only person at all who ever brought this up, did no one else
> complain?

Thus far, just you. None of the normal QA cadre have been able to replicate (sorry for my noise about the CF_BITMAP above). 

But also note that your os/DE is Windows 11 25H2, so it may be a while before anyone else can replicate issue with the clip history, if at all.

Meanwhile, poke around in your system. Maybe grab the Nirsoft InsideClipboard utility or similar to be able to follow diff between the system clipboard and the items delivered from the Windows clipboard history stack.

If you can isolate a specific set of clip content that causes the misbehavior, then post those steps here. It would be checked...

Meanwhile => UNCONFIRMED
Comment 26 Danat 2025-11-09 15:37:15 UTC Comment hidden (off-topic)
Comment 27 V Stuart Foote 2025-11-09 15:50:27 UTC Comment hidden (off-topic)
Comment 28 Danat 2025-11-11 06:42:07 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #25)
> (In reply to Danat from comment #24)
> 
> > I think the root of the problem can be identified if more people report the
> > same. Am I the only person at all who ever brought this up, did no one else
> > complain?
> 
> Thus far, just you. None of the normal QA cadre have been able to replicate
> (sorry for my noise about the CF_BITMAP above). 
> 
> But also note that your os/DE is Windows 11 25H2, so it may be a while
> before anyone else can replicate issue with the clip history, if at all.
> 
> Meanwhile, poke around in your system. Maybe grab the Nirsoft
> InsideClipboard utility or similar to be able to follow diff between the
> system clipboard and the items delivered from the Windows clipboard history
> stack.
> 
> If you can isolate a specific set of clip content that causes the
> misbehavior, then post those steps here. It would be checked...
> 
> Meanwhile => UNCONFIRMED

I found something that might shed light on the issue

I noticed that text from WhatsApp does not paste
 
Refer to "Video 2" and "File in the video 2" in attachments. Also here - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vPOXUnQoO7Lyh9BQf9KTeNyANqvGZNi3?usp=sharing
Comment 29 Danat 2025-11-11 06:42:44 UTC
Created attachment 203863 [details]
Video 2
Comment 30 Danat 2025-11-11 06:43:03 UTC
Created attachment 203864 [details]
File in the video 2
Comment 31 Danat 2025-12-07 09:49:42 UTC
Created attachment 204479 [details]
Video 3
Comment 32 Danat 2025-12-07 09:50:13 UTC
Created attachment 204480 [details]
File in the video 3
Comment 33 Danat 2025-12-07 09:54:30 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #25)

Hi. I found some very intriguing detail that might be helpful

The clipboard is working with me, but very strangely. I have to press the text in the clipboard, then paste using the context menu, and it pastes. But in the past, I did not have to use the context menu. I discovered it accidentally. I am happy that it turns out to be working. I suffered for not being able to use the clipboard

Video 3 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v8JJetXJMc_vy2FyfTH6XdiEiRpu7QHj?usp=sharing

Thanks for paying attention
Comment 34 V Stuart Foote 2025-12-07 13:05:33 UTC
(In reply to Danat from comment #33)

OK, but are you saying that the Windows 11 clipboard default behavior, either requiring a *l-mouse click* selection or of keyboard <Up/Down> movement with *<Enter>* to make selection--has worked differently in the past?

Is keyboard movement <Up/Down> with <Enter> to select not working to pull history item from the Windows clipboard manager and into system clipboard?

Either method of manipulating the clipboard manager's content works for me.

Simply moving focus in the manager between items does not complete the transfer to the system clipboard.

And once loaded to the system clipboard, (verified with an app like Nirsoft's Insideclipboard) LibreOffice can access 'Paste'/'Paste Special...' from Edit menu, context menu, or  shortcut (<Ctrl>+V, or <Ctrl>+<Shift>+V).

The key is that the transfer from the Windows clipboard manager --> system clipboard must first be completed.  LibreOffice does not control that. If nothing has been copied to the system clipboard--the LibreOffice menu/context menu controls will not show active and the shortcuts will not work.
Comment 35 Danat 2025-12-07 13:16:24 UTC
(In reply to V Stuart Foote from comment #34)
> (In reply to Danat from comment #33)
> 
> OK, but are you saying that the Windows 11 clipboard default behavior,
> either requiring a *l-mouse click* selection or of keyboard <Up/Down>
> movement with *<Enter>* to make selection--has worked differently in the
> past?
> 
> Is keyboard movement <Up/Down> with <Enter> to select not working to pull
> history item from the Windows clipboard manager and into system clipboard?
> 
> Either method of manipulating the clipboard manager's content works for me.
> 
> Simply moving focus in the manager between items does not complete the
> transfer to the system clipboard.
> 
> And once loaded to the system clipboard, (verified with an app like
> Nirsoft's Insideclipboard) LibreOffice can access 'Paste'/'Paste Special...'
> from Edit menu, context menu, or  shortcut (<Ctrl>+V, or <Ctrl>+<Shift>+V).
> 
> The key is that the transfer from the Windows clipboard manager --> system
> clipboard must first be completed.  LibreOffice does not control that. If
> nothing has been copied to the system clipboard--the LibreOffice
> menu/context menu controls will not show active and the shortcuts will not
> work.

I don't know, just sharing what I see, maybe it will help the devs in their efforts. Although weirdly, the clipboard is working, so that's good
Comment 36 Buovjaga 2025-12-07 13:20:50 UTC
(In reply to Danat from comment #35)
> I don't know, just sharing what I see, maybe it will help the devs in their
> efforts. Although weirdly, the clipboard is working, so that's good

But then those devs would be Microsoft devs. Let's close.
Comment 37 Danat 2025-12-07 21:39:58 UTC
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #36)
> (In reply to Danat from comment #35)
> > I don't know, just sharing what I see, maybe it will help the devs in their
> > efforts. Although weirdly, the clipboard is working, so that's good
> 
> But then those devs would be Microsoft devs. Let's close.

To be honest, don't think so. The clipboard works normally on all mine applications except LOffice. But let's wait until others complain the same. I seem to be the first to mention this issue