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Excel copilot is generating download links that have either expired or are in plain text.

LEILEI 55 Reputation points
2026-01-14T06:51:20.4433333+00:00

I have tried using CoPilot within Excel, Microsoft Edge and the downloaded app on my computer to create a spreadsheet.

A spreadsheet has been created and according to CoPilot, it is a downloadable file. The instruction is to "Click/open the card above to download the Excel workbook."

When I click on the file/card I get the following message. "File unavailable. Generated files expire after a short period. Please regenerate if needed." I have clicked on it within a second of it being generated and available but the result never changes.

I have tried the copy and pasting of the link into a browser and I get the 404 error message.

I have auto saved turned on in Excel.

The file is not available in One Drive.

I upgraded to Microsoft Premium 365 as I thought that my request to CoPilot may be more than my current subscription would support. That didn't work either!

If someone has a fix to this issue, I would be very happy to hear it.

Thank you

Microsoft Copilot | Microsoft 365 Copilot | Development
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