Description
A number of people report that Access and Outlook freeze when they try to send an object as PDF via email. This happens when selecting External Data – Email or in macros with SendObject. This usually works once and then freezes the second time.
We have not yet received any reports about VBA code that uses SendObject, but we assume that this method is also affected.
Answers threads:
Cause
The Windows 11 security update KB5040442 from July 9.
So far, there have only been reports on Windows 11. The sister update for Windows 10 would be KB5040427.
We had recently "praised" these two updates because they fix the printer driver problem that was caused by previous security updates.
Status
According to several reports in another Answers forum thread on August 16, the problem has disappeared. So far it is not clear why. Microsoft's information policy is expandable. However, the main thing is that it works again.
Workaround
Several affected people report that uninstalling KB5040442 fixes the problem immediately. However, if you don't set a pause for Windows Update the update is quickly reinstalled.