Business Fitness incident
Known Issue: Error When Inserting Worksheets in Excel
Resolved after 2 hours 25 minutes, affecting Active Workpapers (API) and Active Workpapers (API) and 1 more, on June 25, 2026.
We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result. Please close Excel and reopen the binders, and the error should no longer appear.
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- identified Jun 25, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
We're aware of an issue affecting some users when inserting worksheets. This appears to be caused by a recent change to a Microsoft library and is not related to your Office version or any updates on our side. Microsoft are aware of this and is treating it as a priority. You can follow Microsoft's progress here: [WorksheetProtection.protect() and unprotect() now throw AccessDenied when called on already protected/unprotected worksheets · Issue #6784 · OfficeDev/office-js](https://github.com/OfficeDev/office-js/issues/6784#issuecomment-4803470467) We are actively monitoring the situation and will update you as soon as a resolution is available.
- monitoring Jun 26, 2026, 01:26 AM UTC
We implemented a fix and are currently monitoring the result. Please close Excel and reopen the binders, and the error should no longer appear.
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