Are you curious about the location of the clipboard history in Windows 10? And want to copy images and many texts from one PC to another using Clipboard or store the copied texts and use them whenever you need! So, today we are going to show you How to Enable and Use Clipboard in Windows 10 on PC & Laptop.
What is Clipboard?
The clipboard, sometimes known as the pasteboard, is a particular location in the memory of a computer, phone, or tablet where cut or copied text or other data is temporarily saved. It is possible to copy something from the clipboard and paste it somewhere else. The information in the clipboard is preserved until you cut or copy something else, or log off of the computer.
A user may, for example, copy material from a word processor and paste it into an e-mail message. When a user pastes from the clipboard several times, the same information is pasted each time. When the user then copies anything else, the new data replaces the old data in the clipboard.
By using Clipboard history, you may copy as many objects as you like to a virtual clipboard and access them at any moment.
How to Activate Clipboard history on Windows 10
Before using the Clipboard history, first, we have to activate or enable the Clipboard on Windows 10. Here are the steps to enable it:
- Open the Settings
- Click on the System
- Click the Clipboard which is on the left bottom side. Then, Turn on the Clipboard history
Where is Clipboard History in Windows 10
Now, as you have turned on the Clipboard history from the settings, so you can doubtlessly view the list of objects you’ve lately copied or, view the Clipboard history.
Press Windows+V to do so.
A tiny window will appear on the screen. The items you’ve copied recently are at the top of the list.
How to Use Clipboard In Windows 10
When you opened the Clipboard history on your laptop or PC by pressing Windows+V, then you can see a small window that appears on your computer’s screen.
So, click on any item in the Clipboard list that you want to copy. It will be directly pasted into an open application.
To remove any item from your Clipboard history, click the 3 dots menu and press Delete.
Meantime, if you wish to remove all the copied items from Clipboard, click the 3 dots menu and then select Clear all.
Clear all
Moreover, there is another option in that menu which is called Pin. If you wish that any of the items should remain in that list of Clipboard, even if you restart the computer, then select Pin and pin your item. That way it will remain the Clipboard history.
Pin
Clear the Clipboard history with 1 Click.
Follow the instructions below if you want to remove your Clipboard history because you no longer need it or if you want to reset it.
- Press Windows+I to open Settings
- Select System
- Click on Clipboard from the Settings sidebar and select Clear under the Clear clipboard data
Clear Clipboard history on Windows 10
How to Disable Clipboard history in Windows 10
When you are done with your works and want to completely disable Clipboard on your Laptop or Pc, then go to Settings> System> Clipboard, turn the switch off under the Clipboard history.
Disable Clipboard
If you click Windows+V after the function has been deactivated, a tiny box will appear informing you that Windows 10 cannot reveal your clipboard history because the feature has been removed.
So, this was all about what is Clipboard, where is Clipboard on Windows 10, how to enable it, how it works and how to disable it. Hope you enjoyed this lesson.
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