1. Open Clipboard with the Windows key + V keyboard shortcut.

   

2. To delete an individual entry, select the ellipses (three dots) on the top-right.

   

3. Select Delete to clear a specific entry.

   

   If you want to pin something to your clipboard so it doesn’t get erased, open the Clipboard history, click the three dot menu and then select PIN. This keeps the item on your clipboard until you unpin it.

4. Select Clear all to remove all pasted items from the clipboard’s history.

   

5. Clipboard won’t remove any pinned items. To remove a pinned item, select Unpin first and then choose Delete or Clear all from the options again.

   

What Clipboard Data Gets Stored?

The earlier Windows clipboard was basic as it stored only one item at a time. This made third-party developers introduce clipboard managers which could handle more than that. Microsoft introduced the new improved Clipboard in the Windows 10 1809 (October 2018) update.

You can now copy and past more than one item and keep a history of items you paste frequently. You can also sync clipboard items between devices that are running Windows 10 with the 1809 update onwards. All items are synced to your Windows account.

The Windows Clipboard supports text, HTML, and bitmap images when each is up to 4 MB in size. Clipboard history won’t store anything larger than the 4 MB limit. You can pin up to 25 items in the clipboard. When you pin more, older items are automatically pushed out to make room for new ones.

How to Disable Clipboard History

When Clipboard history is enabled, anything you copy will appear in the Clipboard history list. If you are concerned about cloud sync and privacy, you can disable the feature in Windows Settings. You also might not want to use the utility because you have mapped the key combination to another critical shortcut.

1. To disable clipboard history, select the Start button, and choose the gear icon for Settings. Alternatively, use the Windows key + I keyboard shortcut.

2. In Windows Settings, select System.

3. On the System sidebar, scroll to Clipboard. Go to the section called Clipboard history and toggle the switch to Off.

   

4. If you press Windows+V now, you will see a small window notifying you that Windows 10 cannot show your Clipboard history because the feature is turned off.