Windows 10: Add Turn On or Off Clipboard History Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: Add Turn On or Off Clipboard History Context Menu in Windows 10

How to Add and Remove Turn On or Off Clipboard History Context Menu in Windows 10


Copy paste its something we all do, probably multiple times a day. But what do you do if you need to copy the same few things again and again? How do you copy content across your devices? Starting with Windows 10 build 17666, Microsoft is addressing that and taking the clipboard to the next level simply press Win+V and youll be presented with a brand-new clipboard experience.

Not only can you can paste from the clipboard history, but you can also Sets, which means you can access your clipboard across any PC with this build of Windows or higher.

Roamed text on the clipboard is only supported for clipboard content less than 100 kb. Currently, the clipboard history supports plain text, HTML and image less than 1 MB.

Starting with Windows 10 build 18234, the image size limit has been increased from 1MB to 4MB to accommodate the potential size of full screen screenshots taken on a high-DPI devices.

*note Turning off and on clipboard history using this context menu will not clear your pinned items.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove a Clipboard History context menu to make it easy for users to toggle on or off on demand for their account in Windows 10.

*Warning While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Clipboard History context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu when added.


EXAMPLE: Clipboard History context menu and clipboard













Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Clipboard History to Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Clipboard_History_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove Clipboard History from Context Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Clipboard_History_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can now delete the downloaded .reg file.


That's it,
Shawn


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Clipboard History still will not work

Have you checked Settings?
Using Windows 10’s New Clipboard: History and Cloud Sync
How To View Clipboard History On Windows 10

It's available from 1809 as well. It works for me. (see my specs).

Enable or Disable Clipboard History in Windows 10
Turn On or Off Clipboard History in Windows 10

What is your Windows build?

Also note
How to Turn On/Off and Clear Clipboard History in Windows 10

 

Clipboard History

Hello Peter,

Clipboard History is available staring with Windows 10 build 17666 and higher. Do you have at least this build number?

Turn On or Off Clipboard History in Windows 10

Find Windows 10 Build Number

 

Win 10 Clipboard History Stopped Working

Hi, any change if
a. you do a clean boot
b. you create a new user for test purposes and log in as that user?

Do you have any restore points you could use?

FWIW my clipboard history looks ok...

Relevant tutorials which might prompt a thought:
Turn On or Off Clipboard History in Windows 10 | Tutorials
Enable or Disable Clipboard History in Windows 10 | Tutorials

 

To Turn On or Off Clipboard History in Settings

Confirmed by Microsoft:

Your clipboard history is limited to 25 copied entries. Older items—unless they're pinned—are removed automatically to make room for new clipboard items

Get help with clipboard - My clipboard items are disappearing from my clipboard history

 

Windows 10 clipboard

Perhaps turning on Clipboard History might help--
Turn On or Off Clipboard History in Windows 10 | Tutorials