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2610810 - SAP Excel Add-In Slows Down MS Excel

Symptom

When you are using Microsoft Excel with activated Excel add-in, the add-in slows down the program. Opening Excel, working with it and closing it are slower while the add-in is running. When the add-in is deactivated Excel works faster and closes immediately.

Environment

SAP BusinessByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Log on to the Excel Add-In.
  2. Starting, working with and closing Excel takes a long time.

Cause

The issue is occurring because of the latest security update from Microsoft.

Resolution

The issue can be solved if you uninstall this security update, but this is just a work around. As a work around you can uninstall this security update:

  1. Go to Control panel.
  2. Go to Programs.
  3. Under Programs and Features, click on View Installed Updates.
  4. Search for Security update.
  5. Under Microsoft Windows uninstall the latest update.

Keywords

Excel; Add-In; Excel Add-In; slow; slowness; , KBA , excel , add-in , slow , excel add-in , slowness , SRD-CC-OIN-XL , Excel Integration , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions