Unexpected Character change in Hebrew and Thai in Word

Last Updated: June 23, 2025

ISSUE

After installing Windows 11 update 24H2, users may experience an issue where characters may be unexpectedly inserted, such as the number ‘2’ in Thai when using the spacebar, or a ‘.’ in Hebrew when inserting a number.

STATUS: FIXED

The issue has been fixed in Windows 11 Cumulative Update KB5060842 (OS Build 26100.4349).

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