Previously, it addressed multiple other Microsoft 365 and Office issues, including a bug that triggered Outlook crasheswhen clicking a button that should've helped users switch back to classic Outlook and a widespread licensing issue blocking access to Microsoft 365 services for some customers with Family subscriptions. Microsoft says it will soon fix a known issue causing CPU spikes when typing messages in recent versions of its classic Outlook email client. As the company says in an update to the original support document, this issue now impacts users in the Semi-Annual Channel who have updated to Outlook Version 2406 Build 17726.20126 and later. It also resolved a known issue that broke Outlook email drag-and-drop after installing recent updates on Windows 24H2 systems and a bug causing Outlook to crash when writing, replying to, or forwarding emails. Redmond confirmed this bug last week after a wave of user reports on various online platforms since early November, including Microsoft's community website, with those affected saying that disabling all spell-check options and add-ins did not resolve the CPU usage issues. Locate the build of Version 2405 for the respective channel you are on from the Update history for Microsoft 365 Apps (listed by date) - Office release notes. Recently, the company has also released emergency Office 2016 updates to fix crashes in Word, Excel, and Outlook caused by the April 2025 security updates.
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