PowerPoint: Reuse Slides option is missing after updating Office
Summary
Microsoft lists a known issue in which the Reuse Slides option in PowerPoint is missing after an Office update. Microsoft is investigating. No workaround or fix has been published yet.
Symptoms
The Reuse Slides option is no longer shown in PowerPoint after Office has been updated.
Affected
- PowerPoint in Microsoft 365 Apps after an Office update (exact versions and builds not stated in the source)
Workaround
No workaround known.
Fix
Not fixed yet.
Recommendation
Check whether affected users miss the Reuse Slides option after the latest Office update. Follow the Microsoft support article for updates. Avoid rolling back Office updates on a broad scale for this issue alone, as security updates would be lost.
Sources
- PowerPoint: Reuse Slides option in PowerPoint is missing after updating Office Vendor · support.microsoft.com
Compiled from the sources listed and translated with AI (Claude); status and dates come from the vendor. The vendor’s statements are authoritative. Updated 1 Nov 2026, 18:19.
Where the information comes from
We continuously read the vendors’ official sources, community reports and trade media and summarise them in our own words, with a link to the source:
- Microsoft: Windows release health (Windows 10/11, Server 2016 to 2025), Windows message center, known issues of Microsoft 365 Apps (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Edge, Intune, Autopilot, Windows 365 and Entra Connect, Microsoft KB articles with timelines, Exchange and Windows IT Pro blogs, optionally Microsoft 365 service health and message center
- other vendors: Veeam KB, Citrix (known issues), Ubuntu and Debian (regressions), Broadcom (VMware), Fortinet, Cisco, Mozilla, Let’s Encrypt
- community (title, short excerpt and link only, without the names of the authors): Microsoft Q&A, Microsoft Tech Community (discussions), Veeam R&D Forums, Eleven Forum
- targeted web research with AI (Claude), e.g. on the updates of the month – this also finds discussions on Reddit and in forums; such entries are labelled as community reports until the vendor confirms them
- early warning from trade media (title and link only): Born’s Tech and Windows World, BleepingComputer, AskWoody, Windows Latest, Windows Central, gHacks, The Windows Club, Deskmodder, Dr. Windows, WindowsArea, Frankys Web, heise online
Summary and translation with AI (Claude by Anthropic) – without any data of visitors.
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