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On Windows 11, if you want to copy a file, you’ll have to right-click on the file and click on the copy icon and, to paste it somewhere else, again, right-click and click on the paste icon. If you again copy any item on your PC, Windows will forget the previously copied item. But Windows 11 takes the copy and paste function to a higher level. The latest operating system is lashed with the Clipboard History function. However, this function is disabled by default. That means to use it; you need first to enable this feature on your computer.
After enabling the clipboard history function, Windows 11 will remember Images, text, scripts, links, documents, and videos under 4 MB. However, the number of entries that will be stored by Windows 11 is only 25. Once it crosses the limit of number 25, the very last copied item will be removed from the clipboard. That means the oldest items disappear from the clipboard history as new ones appear. Furthermore, unless an item is pinned to the Clipboard, the Clipboard history list will reset every time you restart your computer or laptop.
In this post, we will guide you to turn on Clipboard history and view your clipboard history.
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How to Enable Clipboard History in Windows 11?
To enable the Clipboard History in Windows 11 PC, perform the following steps:-
Step 1. Open the Settings app.
To open the Settings app, simultaneously press
Step 2. In the Settings window, click on the
Step 3. On the right-hand side of the System, click on the
Step 4. On the right-side pane of the Clipboard, turn on the toggle switch to On position next to the
Step 5. Clipboard history is now enabled on your Windows 11 PC. You can now close the Settings app and use this feature in any application.
How to View Clipboard History in Windows 11?
Once you have enabled Clipboard history, you can call up a list of items you have copied recently by pressing
To paste the item from the Clipboard history, open the application where you want to paste the text or URL whatever you have copied and then call up Clipboard history by pressing
How to Remove items from Clipboard History in Windows 11?
To open the Settings app simultaneously press
Step 2. In the Settings window that appears, click on the
Step 3. Please scroll down to see the
Step 4. Now, click the
If you don’t want to go through the Settings app to erase Clipboard history. Open the Clipboard window by pressing
To remove the selected item from the clipboard, click on three dots beside any item you’d like to delete. Select
If you’d like to keep any item permanently in the Clipboard history, click
How to disable Clipboard History in Windows 11?
To disable or turn off the Clipboard History in Windows 11 PC, perform the following steps:-
Step 1. Open the Settings app.
To open the Settings app, simultaneously press
Step 2. In the Settings window, click on the
Step 3. On the right-hand side of the System, click on the
Step 4. On the right-side pane of the Clipboard, turn on the toggle switch to Off position next to the
Note: If the Clipboard history feature is turned off and you want to turn it on quickly, you can use the hotkey
That’s all!!!
Also learn: How to enable and use Clipboard History on Windows 10?
