{"id":32684,"date":"2026-11-08T10:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=32684"},"modified":"2026-11-08T10:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:40:22","slug":"windows-clipboard-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/windows-clipboard-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Clipboard History"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Clipboard History\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

First, if you’re using Windows 10… <\/strong>If you\u2019re using Windows 10, see our article here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> We discuss Windows 10\u2019s Clipboard History in detail, including how to turn it on and, of course, how to use it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows 11 Clipboard History<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Windows 11’s Clipboard history has been greatly improved since it was introduced in Windows 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

As with Windows 10,\u00a0 before you can use Clipboard History, you\u2019ll need to turn it on. You can turn on Clipboard History in Windows 11 this way:<\/span><\/p>\n

Type CLIPBOARD in the Taskbar\/Start menu search and click \u201cOpen\u201d when you see Clipboard settings appear in the search results. Or press \u201cEnter\u201d. You can also open Clipboard settings from the Settings menu. Open Settings > System > Clipboard.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When \u201cClipboard settings\u201d opens, turn the switch next to Clipboard history to \u201cOn”. If you log into other devices with the same Microsoft account, you can also synchronize Clipboard history across all your devices by turning the switch next to \u201cSync across your devices\u201d to the \u201cOn\u201d position.\u00a0 You can fine-tune the \u201cSync across your devices\u201d option by automatically or manually syncing the text you copy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, before we go on to using Windows 11 Clipboard history, you should know you can clear your Clipboard history here or directly from the Clipboard history app. See the \u201cClear\u201d button in the screenshot above.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using Clipboard History in Windows 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve turned Clipboard history on, everything you copy will be placed on the Clipboard. To access your \u201cClips,\u201d just press the Windows key + V.\u00a0 That\u2019s it. To paste a \u201cClip,\u201d just click on the Clip or use the CTRL+V shortcut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other cool things you can do with Windows 11 Clipboard History<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You can also delete individual Clips by clicking on them and clicking on the garbage can icon.\u00a0 Or clear all your Clips by clicking on the \u201cClear all\u201d button.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can easily access all kinds of symbols right from Clipboard History. They\u2019re broken down into categories: General punctuation, Currency symbols, Latin symbols, Geometric symbols, Math symbols, Supplemental symbols, and Language Symbols.<\/span><\/p>\n

To access all symbols, press the Windows key + V to open Clipboard history and click on the Symbols icon at the top.<\/span><\/p>\n

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See?\u00a0 \u00a9 \u00a7 \u00a5 \u2116 \u2117 \u00bb \u00ab % \u2031 \u2042 \u2713 \u00bf<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you like plain or fancy text emoticons? Windows 11 Clipboard history has you covered.\u00a0 Just click on the text smiley at the top.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Windows 11 Clipboard history has you more than covered.<\/span><\/p>\n

And wait, there are more\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows Clipboard history also lets you access GIFS\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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And tons of emoticons like these\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you want to access GIFS and Emoticons in Windows 11 using Clipboard history, they are right there at the top\u2026 see?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Remember, once you turn on Windows 11 Clipboard history, all you need to do to access it is to press the Windows key + V.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Windows 11’s\u00a0 Clipboard History is like a clipboard manager on steroids!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Windows Clipboard History\u00a0 First, if you’re using Windows 10… If you\u2019re using Windows 10, see our article here.\u00a0 We discuss Windows 10\u2019s Clipboard History in detail, including how to turn it on and, of course, how to use it. Windows 11 Clipboard History Windows 11’s Clipboard history has been greatly improved since it was introduced in Windows 10.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4539,3948,4299,4558,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shortcuts","category-windows-10-tips","category-windows-11-tips-windows-tips","category-windows-key-shortcuts","category-windows-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32684"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32686,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32684\/revisions\/32686"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}