Excel-nt Adventure: Microsoft’s Battle with Email Attachment Bugs!
Microsoft is tackling a bug that stops users from opening Excel email attachments in the new Outlook client. It seems some Excel files with non-ASCII characters in their names are playing hard to get. Microsoft is working on a fix, but for now, opening attachments via Outlook on the web is the way to go.
Hot Take:
Microsoft’s new Outlook client seems to have the Midas touch in reverse—nearly everything it handles turns into a bug. The latest fiasco involves Excel email attachments refusing to play nice, especially if they have non-ASCII characters. Who knew that a couple of funky file names could throw the whole system into chaos? Microsoft is on the case, so let’s hope they can Excel at fixing this one!
Key Points:
- Excel attachments in new Outlook client are causing headaches due to encoding errors.
- Bug affects attachments with non-ASCII characters in file names.
- Microsoft has deployed a fix but it’s not universal yet.
- Users advised to use Outlook on the web or download files directly.
- Past issues with Outlook hint at a pattern of bugs and fixes.
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