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How to use Clipboard History in Windows 10 - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>This article will show you how to use clipboard history in Windows 10. With this feature enabled, you can view all items you have copied, including screenshots taken with the Print Screen key on your computer. These will be stored until the computer is restarted or shut down.</p><p>Here is how to use the clipboard history tool:</p><p><br></p><p>1. To open clipboard history, press the <strong>Windows key</strong> and the letter <strong>V</strong> on the keyboard at the same time. If clipboard history is not enabled, choose <strong>Turn on</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image1.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image1.jpg" alt="Windows 10 Clipboard History, Turn on"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>2. Once clipboard history is enabled, any future copied items or screenshots taken with the Print Screen key will appear in this menu.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image2.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image2.jpg" alt="Windows 10 Clipboard History menu - empty"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>3. To make adjustments to the items saved in clipboard history, select the <strong>three dots</strong> next to a specific item in the list.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image3.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image3.jpg" alt="Windows 10 Clipboard History, three dots"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>4. The first option is to <strong>Delete</strong> – this will remove the specific item from the clipboard history. The second option is to <strong>Clear all</strong> – this will remove all copied items from the history.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image4.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image4.jpg" alt="Windows 10 Clipboard History, Delete, Clear all"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>5.) The other option is to <strong>Pin</strong> something in clipboard history. This will attach it to the top of the history list.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://60a99bedadae98078522-a9b6cded92292ef3bace063619038eb1.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/11251Image5.jpg" alt="Windows 10 Clipboard history, Pin"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>That's it - that's all the basics to clipboard history in Windows 10. A very underrated way to keep tabs on anything you've copied recently.</p> </article> </main>
