The Windows clipboard is very important for staying organized and save a lot of time. That's why it's essential that it works as it should and that you activate and use the new clipboard history in Windows 10.
Although you can also view, delete and delete clipboard history in Windows 10. We will see some tricks below to fix any issues you have with your clipboard.
How to repair the clipboard in Windows
We will see some things you should review to find the solution and get the clipboard to work properly again.
Clipboard history
- The first thing we suggest is to check that the Windows clipboard history is enabled. For this you will have to press on start and then click on the gear icon.
- Now you will have to go up "System" and then go to the left sidebar on "Notes" you need to check if clipboard history is turned on. If the option is disabled, the system will only recognize the last thing you copied and you will not have access to the history.
- After enabling it you can test by pressing the keys Windows + V this way you will check if it really works as it should.
Check the group policy
Another thing to keep in mind is the sync feature. This way, if we use the same account on a mobile device and a computer, everything on the clipboard should be accessible from both devices.
In case the above solution is not correct in your case, we will have to go to Group Policy. They have a number of settings that you should look at in detail, as there may be a problem in this section.
- For this we will press start and then we will write " gpedit.msc «.
- Then we will click on "Settings".
- Now you will have to go up Administrative Templates> System> Operating System Policies. Here you can view your clipboard history and sync options.
- What we will do is "Consent" the clipboard history, once you click "Consent" a new window opens in which you will need to enable it.
- How to easily repair the clipboard in Windows
Check the registry values
Another thing we can do is go straight to the values Windows registry, which contains all the operating system settings.
For this reason, we recommend that you pay close attention before continuing at this point, as it can damage your system. The most recommended is to make a backup copy of the entire registry in case something happens and that way you can recover it.
- Once the backup is done, what we will do is browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Policies Microsoft Windows.
- Here you will have to click on «System» that yes located in the left sidebar of the screen.
- You will be able to see the following values: AllowClipboardHistory, AllowCroosDeviceClipboard which must have their values in 1.
- In case these don't exist, you can create them. You just have to click on an empty space and choose "New".
- After that we will have to choose the value DWORD (32 bit) and add the two, the value must be set to 1.
Once you've done that, the only thing left to do is simply restart your computer and that's it. The Windows clipboard should now work.
Remember that if you have any kind of doubt about how to repair or repair windows clipboard, you can leave it a little further down in the comment box and we will be happy to help you in whatever is needed.
