software issues on xps 12 - cut and paste

I uninstalled the keyboard and restarted - still have the issue!

Notepad seems to work well, but I only tried it twice.

I use Outlook mostly for email. It also happens with Gmail though - or attempting to copy and paste in Word from the internet.

Can you recommend anything else?

Hi Andrew,

It would be annoying when the cut and paste option does not work properly. I suggest you to check if this issue occurs in Notepad. You will need to uninstall the keyboard from the Device Manager. Restart the computer and check if it fixes the issue.

Please let me know about your findings and the name of the e-mail service provider (E.g. Comcast).

I see the same thing from time to time,

I really see it when copying something from the metro screen then pasteing in the old desktop screen.

This is most noticeable for me when trying to copy from the address bar of Google Chrome to the text of an email (in Microsoft Outlook 2010).

But also happens when copying to/from Internet Explorer. I also find it doesn't work to/from Notepad on further testing.

Also, it's not just the keyboard...if I right click and choose copy, then paste in another application, it still doesn't work most of the time.

And even if I successfully cut (and the text disappears), when i hit paste, it will not reappear.

Cheers,

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your reply and for providing an update on the status. I suggest you to update the security software installed on the computer and run a complete system scan to check if is infected. You can also uninstall and reinstall Microsoft Office and check it is fixes the issue.

Please let me know about your findings.

DELL-RAJATH,

He never even said he was seeing problems with Office???

I was seeing this before I had virus software installed and these are also brand spanking new laptops.  If they have viruses on them causing this, they are coming from Dell with viruses on them.

Just grab an XPS 12 and start playing with cutting and pasting and you'll see it sooner rather than later...

Not sure what you mean by security software? I've had this problem out of the box. I haven't installed any third party security software.

As Typhon62 mentions, this isn't limited to Office...it is across all applications.

I'm kind of fed up with all the problems I'm having...a lot of small ones, but they make using this system counterproductive. Want to like it as the form factor and physical build are great, but the software and drivers are a mess.

If there is a solution that will work, I would appreciate it... but please test it at Dell...don't want to spend hours trying a bunch of random steps.

Thanks.

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I am having issues cut and pasting in my brand new XPS12.  This seems to be an issue for other people as well.  What gives?

I bought my Dell XPS 12 in January - have had copy/paste issues from day 1...  I'm not even going to mention the other issues which seem to have been resolved through various updates - when can we expect a fix for this?  Its been 6 months of 50% copy/paste which is unreasonable for a cheap laptop, nevermind an expensive top of the range one... thank you.

I am having exactly the same issue with cut and paste - I've had the unit for about 3 months and it drives me crazy.  Standard unit installed with all Dell software, and standard office install.

also issues that perhaps someone can point to a fix for:

-unit does not wake from sleep when you flip open the screen

-unit does not wake from sleep even when you flick the power switch, and a restart is required

-screen fails and any keyboard stroke causes the screen to flash on, and then turn off - requires restart

-screen does not rotate when you flip the screen around to show others opposite you

-screen does rotate when you flip the screen, however only 90 degrees not 180 degrees when you flip it to show people opposite

-touch pad stalls intermittently

-restart required daily as system performance degrades to the point that I have to wait for the screen to catch up with my typing.... like right now.... ...

-system performance generally is very, very poor given the specification of the machine (8GB RAM!)

-VPN drops intermittently when on a wireless network.

Frankly Dell - this unit is terrible.  I'm hoping that there is a VERY major update to BIOS/Dell control software.... ANYTHING that makes this unit usable...

I am having the same problem with a brand new XPS13. 

Can someone from Dell help? this is really annoying.