Security News > 2022 > July > Microsoft fixes Access apps failing to open after July updates
Microsoft is rolling out a fix for a known issue that caused MS Access runtime applications not to open after installing July 2022's Patch Tuesday Office/Access security updates.
Based on user complaints on Microsoft's official community website and Reddit, the KB5002112 and KB5002121 updates are the ones triggering this issue for MS Access 2016 and MS Access 2013, respectively.
In an update to the initial advisory, Redmond says a fix is already available for customers using retail versions of Office 2016, 2019, and 2021, and for Microsoft 365 Apps Current Channel.
Access users who cannot re-create their ACCDE/MDE files to mitigate the issue and don't want to wait until the fix rollouts to their systems can remove the offending updates to resolve the problems.
It's important to note that uninstalling this month's cumulative updates will also remove security updates addressing a Microsoft Office security feature bypass vulnerability addressed as part of the July 2022 Patch Tuesday.
If you uninstall the July updates, you should also ensure that they won't be reinstalled to trigger the Access launch problems again.