Illustrator Crashes When Copying - Illustrator 29.6.1 / Win 11

I can find only one vote (edit: has become 10 since August 😎 on this UserVoice report:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/50302284-illustrator-crashes-using-copy-command

Dear All,

Adobe Illustrator crashes every time I copy, this problem started yesterday. This problem happens in all the computers that have installed Illustrator. I had tried to reset preferences, unselect the GPU, reinstall the Illustrator, update to the latest version 29.71, and turn off Windows Defender, but still the same problem. 

Any idea that can help me solve the problem?

Many thanks.

I'm having the same issue. Cannot use the copy function without Illustrator crashing instantly.

Has there been any resolve to this issue? I need to copy and paste to multiple layers in my file, so using the Alt+drag to copy is not an option for me. AI is provided on my work computer so I cannot work in safe mode or turn off Window defender. Any help would be appreciated..

I wanted to give an update to Adobe based on what I've been testing out. Still no solution, however it definitely seems like it's somewhat related to opening Illustrator files. 

I'm on my work laptop so I can't disable Defender on Windows to test that out. I've tried many times to copy/paste when starting a brand new document and it works perfectly, but once I open a previously created file, copy/paste freezes the program and crashes. I also tried the other way around; I opened the previously created file and then created a brand new file and the crash happens then, too. The common factor between the two is the freezing/crashing happens once an old file is opened up at any point in the process.

I've also tried installing Illustrator (Beta) and the problem persists. 

I did one last test by creating a brand new document, knowing that anything I create can be copy/pasted. I tested it to make sure it worked (it did) I then saved the file to my desktop and closed out of Illustrator. I opened the file again, directly from the .exe file on the desktop, tried to copy/paste and it froze/crashed.

I guess, luckily, we can ALT (Hold) to duplicate, but that'll be small learning curve to make that stick for the time being, haha.

Seems like this is a PC Microsoft update issue. I am on a Mac and have the latest OS and latest Illustrator and there are no issues. I'm here trying to help someone who has this issue on Windows 11 , their entire graphics department can't do their work today because of this problem. I'm going to message Bill Gates and tell him about this, and I'll ask him to make MS Word suck less while he's at it.

Unfortunely I dont have a solutionm, but Im having the same issue. Its any time I copy anything it immedately crashes making it essentially unusable. Hoping Adobe fixes this quickly.

Same here. We’ve been having the same issue since yesterday

Me and my co-worker are also experiencing the same issue, any time I try to copy it just crashes. Really hoping this can be resolved quickly as it is a major delay to my work!

Yep same issue here with copying. This is a critical issue. Working on Windows 11 version 24H2. Adobe, please advise on solution. Started happening yesterday 8/7/2025.