copy/paste cuases freeze with 'formatting text' popup

Reported by Dave Nilsen Mar 23, 2017 at 01:01 AM windows 10.0 visual studio 2017 editor Fixed-in: Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.4

Copy and paste causes VS to hang with a popup 'formatting text'. I copy and paste a single word, and it happens regularly in both C# and typescript, indicating it is clearly an IDE issue.

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Visual Studio Team ♦♦ · Mar 23, 2017 at 03:03 AM 0

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Daniel Møgelgaard Pedersen · Apr 04, 2017 at 02:01 PM 0

I've just experienced this problem aswell, and I remember it happening in VS2017 a couple of times since the release.

pnp0a03 · May 11, 2017 at 02:15 AM 0

I've got a similar issue. It seems that the dialog is only shown on first-time copy and pasting after the launch of VS2017. But, in my case, the dialog was disappeared after a few seconds, no hang up.

Felicity Rhone · Jul 26, 2017 at 04:22 PM 0

I started experiencing this too this morning.

James Wilkins · Aug 22, 2017 at 11:29 PM 1

I have the same issue. I am editing a large app.ts file (2559 lines [long story]) and it is freezing for a long time when I copy or cut. If I cancel, the copy/cut operation completes (oddly enough). I have the VS 2017 Community version. Restarting VS does nothing to help; I just have to keep canceling.

Scott Nelson · Sep 13, 2017 at 02:56 PM 3

I have the same issue. When is the release planned?

roshan babu sullad · Sep 22, 2017 at 06:00 PM 1

This problem still exist in the latest update of VS 2017 Enterprise, if you copy then session is freezing. Only solution is to kill the process and relaunch it. but you cannot run copy in anyway, but if you copy then need to make sure cancel that popup otherwise gone.

Vladimir Mikhaylov · Oct 03, 2017 at 02:24 PM 1

What update is it fixed in? I am still seeing it in the latest 15.3.5.

Ivan Cesar · Oct 04, 2017 at 07:25 AM 4

This is by far the worse release of VS in my experience - and I've been using it for nearly 10 years now. I keep running into bugs like these, which can be very frustrating, and takes you months to fix them (this bug is opened in March). Really dissapointing...

Michael Pollack · Nov 01, 2017 at 10:10 PM 1

I agree Visual studio 2017 is terrible. THIS IS NOT FIXED IN 15.4 I AM RUNNING 15.4.1

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Added a solution by Tod Palin · Aug 03, 2017 at 03:00 PM

Just closing the document works as well, no need to close the entire IDE.

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Added a solution by Graham O'Riley · Aug 30, 2017 at 08:09 AM

vs 2017 15.3.2 still have the copy and paste issue. I need to close vs altogether or sometimes reboot.

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Ryan Cole · Jan 15 at 05:15 PM 0

Still happens to me in 15.5.3.

Roi Chen [MSFT] ♦ Ryan Cole · Jan 16 at 06:53 AM 0

Hi Ryan, Can you create a new report by using Report A Problem in Visual Studio (It's on the Help Menu under Send Feedback) since this issue has been closed for a long time? Thank you for your patience.

Ryan Cole Roi Chen [MSFT] ♦ · Jan 16 at 04:08 PM 0

Absolutely! Here's new link.

Added a solution by roshan babu sullad · Sep 22, 2017 at 05:59 PM

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Added a solution by Wernich Wilsenach · Sep 27, 2017 at 10:25 AM

this happens to me as well. completely bollockses up my clipboard so that i can't copy&paste anything while this "formatting selection" dialog is open. i'm running the latest update on VS2017 enterprise as well (15.3.5). the dialog stays there until i click on cancel.

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Added a solution by John Catenzaro - MSFT [MSFT] · Oct 09, 2017 at 08:59 PM

This issue has been fixed and is now available in our latest update. You can download the update via the in-product notification or from here: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/ Thanks to everyone who provided feedback, votes and solutions for this problem.

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Ryan Cole · Jan 15 at 05:16 PM 1

Not fixed. Just happened to me with latest build - 15.5.3.

Michael Rosenstein · Jan 24 at 01:07 PM 1

Yes, not fixed. Still happening all day long with me in 15.5.4. :(

Roi Chen [MSFT] ♦ Michael Rosenstein · Jan 26 at 08:21 AM 0

Hi Michael, Can you create a new report by using Report A Problem in Visual Studio (It's on the Help Menu under Send Feedback) since this issue has been closed for a long time? Thank you for your patience.

James Fifth · Jan 24 at 08:46 PM 0

same here. I'm using 15.5.4 and it still occurs. ugghhh...

Roi Chen [MSFT] ♦ James Fifth · Jan 26 at 08:20 AM 0

Hi James, Can you create a new report by using Report A Problem in Visual Studio (It's on the Help Menu under Send Feedback) since this issue has been closed for a long time? Thank you for your patience.

Daniel Møgelgaard Pedersen · Jan 25 at 01:18 PM 0

The error was fixed back in October last year as stated above, so that statement is still valid. It has been reintroduced in one of the latest new versions (probably 15.5.3). I've experienced it in 15.5.4.

Added a solution by Felicity Rhone · Jul 26, 2017 at 08:47 PM

Closing Visual Studio and re-opening it got rid of the problem for me (for now at least).

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Radu Nitulescu · Feb 20 at 09:50 AM 0

15.5.6 - the problem is still present. And I have waited 15 minutes for it to go away.

Roi Chen [MSFT] ♦ Radu Nitulescu · Feb 22 at 06:44 AM 0

Hi Radu, Can you create a new report by using Report A Problem in Visual Studio (It's on the Help Menu under Send Feedback) since this issue has been closed for a long time? Thank you for your patience.

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