In Windows 10, the feature allows Clipboard record Users can view copied items within a specified period. Items can be text, HTML, or images (less than 4MB). You can get a list or history of the content you copied for later use. However, you'll need to enable clipboard history on your Windows computer first.
Clipboard History can help you recover copied content, especially when your browser or app crashes. This keeps your copied content safe.
To enable your clipboard history, you can use the methods below.
1. Enable clipboard history through Windows settings
The first way you can enable clipboard history on Windows 10 is through Settings. Here's how:
Step 1: turn on Settings Windows either from the Start menu or using a shortcut Windows + I.
Step 2: In the new window, click the system.
Step 3: Scroll down in the system tray and select Holster.
Step 4: Under the Clipboard History menu, enable the option by toggling the button to runningYou can also Disabled Record clipboard by switching to turning off.
Step 5: To make sure the feature is enabled, press the shortcut. Windows + V To bring the clipboard.
When the clipboard history is first enabled, it appears blank. However, when items are copied on your computer, they are automatically stored on the clipboard. These items can be copied from the clipboard and pasted elsewhere.
2. Enable clipboard history via keyboard shortcut
As the term "shortcut" suggests, this method is short and straightforward. All you have to do is:
Step 1: Press the keyboard shortcut Windows + V.
Step 2: The clipboard history prompt should appear.
Step 3: Click On to enable clipboard history.
3. Also enable “Clipboard History” through the Windows Registry.
If you're an experienced Windows 10 user, you can use the Windows Registry to enable clipboard history. This method is only recommended if the other options above fail, as any error can render your computer unstable.
Check out the steps below:
Step 1: Press the keys Windows + R to start Dialog box Run.
Step 2: When the dialog box opens Run , write regedit In the box, click Enter.
Step 3: Click "OK".
Step 4: in Registry Editor Select the drop-down menu next to Computer.
Step 5: Select the drop-down menu next to HKEY_CURRENT_USER.
Step 6: Select the drop-down menu next to Software.
Step 7: Scroll through the options and select Microsoft
Step 8: Select the drop-down menu next to AuthCookies.
Step 9: Select the clipboard, and on the right side, you should see the option to enable clipboard history. If the option doesn't appear, follow the steps below.
Step 10: Right-click on the clipboard to reveal a menu. Options.
Step 11: Locate New from the options menu.
Step 12: Locate DWORD (32-bit) From the following list of options.
Step 13: Type EnableClipboardHistory As a name.
Step 14: Double-click the new name to open it. dialog box.
Step 15: In the Value Data list, enter 1 To enable clipboard history. To disable clipboard history, enter 2.
Step 16: Click "OKto save the changes.
Step 17: Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
4. Enable clipboard history through the Local Group Policy Editor
If you plan to enable clipboard history for multiple users, the fastest way to do so is via Group Policy EditorHowever, this method only works if you are a system administrator. Here's how:
Step 1: Click on Windows + R To start the dialog box Run.
Step 2: When the dialog box opens Run , write gpedit.msc In the box, click Enter.
Step 3: Click "OK".
Step 4: In the editor, click the drop-down menu next to computer configuration.
Step 5: Click the drop-down menu next to Administrative templates.
Step 6: Click the drop-down menu next to the system.
Step 7: Scroll down in the menu drawer and tap Operating system policies.
Step 8: Double click Allow Clipboard History In the part on the right and a new window will appear.
Step 9: To enable clipboard history, select EnableYou can also disable it by selecting Disabled.
Step 10: Click "OKto save the changes.
How to use clipboard history
It's important to note that the clipboard history can only save a maximum of 25 entries. Copying new items overwrites old ones. The clipboard history also automatically resets when your computer restarts. To prevent losing any copied items, you must: Pin it to the clipboard.
