How to view, clear and delete clipboard history in Windows 10

When we work on our computer it is important to learn how to view, erase and delete the clipboard history in Windows 10.

How to View, Delete and Delete the HISTORY of the CLIPBOARD in Windows 10

By reading the phrase “delete history” it can be related to How to delete search history from Instagram or delete search history on Twitter. Something similar is this process, but with another purpose.

Copying and pasting is something we all do, probably several times a day.

But what do you do if you need to copy the same things over and over again? How do they copy the content to their devices?

Not only can you paste from clipboard history, but you can also pin the items that you find yourself using all the time.

This history is traversed using the same technology that powers the Timeline and Sets, which means you can access your clipboard from any PC with this version of Windows or higher .

This little tutorial will show you different ways on how to view, clear and delete clipboard history in Windows 10.

Clear all data plus frozen items

To clear all clipboard history data , including frozen settings items

1. Open Settings, and click / tap on the System icon.
2. Click or tap the left side on the Clipboard and then uncheck the Save Multiple Items option found on the right side.

You can re-enable the Save Multiple Items option later if you want.

1. When you’re done, you can close the Settings option if you want.

Delete specific items

To delete specific items in the Win + V clipboard history .

1. Press the Win + V keys to open the clipboard.
2. Do any of the following to remove any specific item (pinned or unpinned) that you want from the clipboard history:

• Click or tap the X in the upper right corner of an item you want to remove.
• Select the up and down arrow keys to choose an item you want to delete or delete, and then press the Delete key.

Clear all data

To clear all clipboard history data, excluding Win + V frozen items . (This option is only available as of Windows 10 build 17704 ).

1. Press the Win + V keys to open the clipboard.
2. Click / tap on the Clear All button in the upper right corner.

Clear clipboard without affecting data

To clear the clipboard without affecting the clipboard history data with the command.

This option can be used in all windows. This option will not erase the history files from the clipboard . It will only erase what is currently on the clipboard for pasting.

1. Open a symbol of the system.
2. Copy and paste the following command into the command line and hit Enter.

cmd / c «eco off | clip »

If you want, you can create a Clear Clipboard shortcut to make it easier to do as requested.

1. Now you can close the command prompt if you want.

Reason for clearing or deleting clipboard history

The clipboard can be described as a special or dedicated storage place in RAM, used by computers to temporarily store bits of data.

When text, image or any other type of information is copied to the computer using the command (Ctrl + C), the information is stored on the Clipboard and remains accessible, even after the Paste command has been executed.

For this reason, data stored on your computer’s Clipboard may turn out to be a security risk.

Especially when you are using a public computer or your computer is accessible to other people.

This is especially true, in case you are in the habit of copying and pasting passwords and other sensitive data on your computer.

So it makes perfect sense to get into the habit of viewing, clearing, and deleting Clipboard history in Windows 10, as soon as you are done using your computer.