Whether in my job or in my personal life, I use a lot of copy and paste and therefore the clipboard. The problem with the default paperweight is that it can only memorize one copied item. If you copy something else, it has already forgotten the previous one. In this case, it is very interesting, even essential to have a history of the things that we copied in order to go and look for them!
To address this problem, there are various programs that can replace/manage the default clipboard, such as:
- CopyQ
- Ditto
- ClipAngel
The main advantage of this type of software is to save everything you put in your clipboard. Some even allow you to create/save templates that you will then stick in a few clicks. And other possibilities that differ depending on the software.
But for those who just want a history of their clipboard, it’s possible in Windows. But only from Windows 10. And by default, this one is not enabled.
How to activate the clipboard history on Windows 10
To activate the history, it’s very simple:
Comment activer l’historique du presse-papiers sous windows 10
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Menu Démarrer
Ouvrez votre menu Démarrer via votre touche Windows ou en cliquant sur votre icône Windows
Paramètres
Cliquez sur la roue crantée, 2ème icône en partant du bas de votre menu Démarrer, pour ouvrir la fenêtre des Paramètres
Système
Cliquez sur la partie Système
Presse-papiers
Dans la nouvelle fenêtre, dans la partie de gauche, sélectionnez Presse-papiers
Activer
Activez l’historique
And that’s it, the history is activated.
To access this history, all you need to do is use the Windows V keyboard shortcut.
Be aware that you can sync these memorized items between your different devices.
For each copied entry, you can either pin it or erase it. Or erase all entries.