--- title: "Microsoft confirms Office apps launch issues after June updates" url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-confirms-office-apps-launch-issues-after-june-updates-ru1hrq2qo source_url: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-confirms-office-apps-launch-issues-after-june-updates type: article source: "BleepingComputer" published: 2026-06-17T11:55:49.833Z updated: 2026-06-17T12:36:43.606Z tags: ["microsoft", "windows"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft confirms Office apps launch issues after June updates **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft is investigating a known issue where third-party applications using OLE automation cannot launch Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) or open documents after installing Windows updates released on or after June 9, 2026. Affected third-party apps include CCH Engagement, Zotero, Workpaper Manager, and dental software like Dentrix and Softdent. No fix is available yet; the recommended workaround is to open Office apps directly rather than through the affected third-party applications. Enterprise customers can contact Microsoft Support for Business for an organization-wide workaround. A fix is expected in a future Windows update. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Microsoft broke some OLE automations with latest Windows update](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-broke-some-ole-automations-with-latest-windows-update-5r2mcea8e) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft investigates Office Apps, Teams file access issues](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-investigates-office-apps-teams-file-access-issues-xmjmztfhl) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft says some users can't install Office on Windows 365 devices](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-says-some-users-can-t-install-office-on-windows-365-devices-odnwxzaak) · BleepingComputer · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-confirms-office-apps-launch-issues-after-june-updates-ru1hrq2qo)