Clipboard in Windows 11: What it does, steps to enable and more – Times of India

Windows 11 comes with a built-in Clipboard feature that automatically saves everything that a user copies within the operating system. This includes text, images and more. The good part is that it is also cloud-based. Furthermore, Windows 11 also supports Clipboard History.
Wondering how it works and how to use it, here’s our detailed guide on it
What is Windows 11 Clipboard?
Clipboard, as mentioned, is a feature that keeps everything saved once it’s copied or cut on the operating system. This includes your texts, images, photos and more. So, basically, anything you copy gets stored in the Clipboard. You must have seen the popup while using Windows 11 — Copied to Clipboard. This means you can paste the copied item anywhere you want.
The Clipboard on Windows 11 is also cloud-enabled. This means once you’ve copied anything on the platform, it will be available across different platforms linked to the same Microsoft account.
Furthermore, there’s a Clipboard History feature, which users need to enable manually. However, once it is active, users will able to see a certain number of clipboard history and paste anything they want. The history feature also includes a Pin option which prevents the copied items from being removed to make space for more items.
How to enable Clipboard on Windows 11
Clipboard on Windows 11 is enabled by default. This means all you need to do is just copy items on Windows. However, you’ll need to enable Clipboard history manually and also enable the cloud sync.
To enable Clipboard history — Press Ctrl +V and click on Enable Clipboard history option
To enable cloud sync — Select Start > Settings > System > Clipboard.
Select Sync across devices and toggle it on. Do note, the sync feature is tied to your Microsoft account, or your work account, so remembers to use the same login information on all your devices.
Copy images and text from one PC to another with a cloud-based clipboard. Not only can you can paste from your clipboard history, but you can also pin the items you find yourself using all the time.
To get to your clipboard history, press Windows logo key + V. From the clipboard history, you can paste and pin frequently used items by choosing an individual item from your clipboard menu. Pinning an item keeps it from being removed from the clipboard history to make room for new items.
Share your clipboard items to another Windows 11 device
Select Automatically sync text that I copy.

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