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To enable clipboard history on Windows 10, open the Settings app, navigate to System > Clipboard, and then click the toggle next to "Clipboard History." You can open the clipboard history window by pressing Windows+V.
Windows 10 takes copy and paste to another level with a feature called Clipboard history, which lets you see a list of items you have copied to the clipboard recently. Here's how to turn it on and view your clipboard history.
What Gets Stored in Clipboard History?
Currently, Clipboard history supports storing text, HTML, and images less than 4 MB in size. Larger items won't be stored in the history. Clipboard history stores a maximum of 25 entries, with the oldest items disappearing as new ones appear. Also, unless an item is pinned to the Clipboard, the Clipboard history list will reset every time you restart your computer or device.
The clipboard history feature first appeared in Windows 10's October 2018 Update (Version 1809)
How to Enable Clipboard History in Windows 10
First, click the "Start" button, and then click the "Gear" icon on the left side of the Start menu to open the "Windows Settings" menu. You can also press Windows+i to get there.
In Windows Settings, click on "System."
On the Settings sidebar, click on "Clipboard." In Clipboard settings, locate the section called "Clipboard history" and toggle the switch to "On."
Clipboard history is now turned on. If you're signed in with a Microsoft account, you can also enable Sync here too. Then your clipboard history will be accessible across all of your devices. You can now close Settings and use the feature in any application.
View Clipboard History in Windows 10 with the Clipboard Shortcut
Once you have enabled Clipboard history, you can call up a list of items you have copied recently while using any application. To access the clipboard, press the clipboard shortcut: Windows+V.
A small window will pop up. The most recent items you've copied are at the top of the list.
You can click on any item in the Clipboard history list to paste it into an open application.
To remove items from Clipboard history, click on the ellipses (three dots) beside the item you'd like to delete. Select "Delete" from the small menu that pops up.
If you'd like to remove all the items from Clipboard history, click "Clear All" In the ellipses menu.
It's also possible to pin an item on the Clipboard history list. That way, it will stay on the list even if you reboot the computer or click a "Clear All." To do so, click on the three-dot menu and select "Pin." You can unpin the item later by selecting "Unpin" from the ellipses menu.
The Clipboard history interface has a slightly different look to it on older versions of Windows. Here are instructions for those running a build prior to 1909.
How to Disable Clipboard History in Windows 10
To turn off Clipboard history in Windows 10, navigate to Settings > System > Clipboard. Locate the option titled "Clipboard history" and toggle the switch to "Off."
Once disabled, if you press Windows+V, you will see a small window alerting you that Windows 10 cannot show your clipboard history because the feature is turned off.
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