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Unlock the Multi-Clipboard (Win+V) 📋
Stop overwriting your copied text! Enable Windows Clipboard History to save and paste multiple items.
25 Nov 2025Cyrus 3651 min read
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The default copy-paste behavior has a major flaw: as soon as you copy something new, the previous item is gone forever. Windows has a built-in feature to fix this.
The Magic Shortcut
Instead of pressing Ctrl + V to paste, press Windows Key + V.
The first time you do this, Windows will ask you to 'Turn on' the Clipboard History. Click that button.
How to Use It
- 1Copy text or images as usual (Ctrl + C). do this multiple times for different items.
- 2When you are ready to paste, press Win + V.
- 3A menu appears showing your last 25 copied items.
- 4Click the one you want to paste.
Bonus: You can click the 'Pin' icon on specific items to keep them in your history even after you restart your computer!