System Clear Clipboard History Data in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to clear clipboard history data for your account in Windows 11.

When you copy something on your Windows PC, it’s automatically copied to your clipboard for you to paste.

Clipboard History in Windows 10 and Windows 11 lets you save multiple items to your clipboard.

Clipboard history also allows you to 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 tend to use all the time and sync your clipboard history to the cloud.

Reference:

Using the clipboard - Microsoft Support

Learn how to use and troubleshoot the clipboard in Windows to paste multiple items, pin items, and sync your clipboard to the cloud.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com

Clipboard history size limitations are 4 MB per item. Text, HTML, and Bitmap are supported.

Clipboard history is limited to 25 copied entries. Older items—unless they're pinned—are removed automatically to make room for new clipboard items.

Clipboard history gets cleared each time you restart the PC, except for those items you’ve pinned.

The sync feature in clipboard history is tied to your Microsoft account, or your work account, so remember to use the same login information on all your devices.




Contents

  • Option One: Clear Specific Clipboard History Data from Win+V
  • Option Two: Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items from Win+V
  • Option Three: Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items in Settings
  • Option Four: Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items in Settings
  • Option Five: Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items using Command
  • Option Six: Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items using Command




Option One

Clear Specific Clipboard History Data from Win+V


1 Press the Win + V keys to open clipboard history.

2 Click/tap on the See more (3 dots) button of the clipboard item you want to delete. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on the Delete (recycle bin) button.

Clipboard_History_Clear_specific.png





Option Two

Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items from Win+V


1 Press the Win + V keys to open clipboard history.

2 Click/tap on the Clear all button. (see screenshot below)

Clipboard_History_Clear_all.png





Option Three

Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Clipboard on the right side. (see screenshot below)


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3 Turn Off Clipboard history on the right side. (see screenshot below)

4 If wanted, turn On Clipboard history again.

Turn_off_Clipboard_History_Settings.png

5 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Four

Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items in Settings


1 Open Settings (Win+I).

2 Click/tap on System on the left side, and click/tap on Clipboard on the right side. (see screenshot below)

Clear_Clipboard_History_Settings-1.png

3 Click/tap on the Clear button under Clear clipboard data on the right side. (see screenshot below)

If the Clear button is grayed out, then it means your clipboard history data has already been cleared.


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4 You can now close Settings if you like.




Option Five

Clear All Clipboard History Data Excluding Pinned Items using Command


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select Windows PowerShell.

2 Copy and paste either command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

Restart-Service -Name "cbdhsvc*" -force​

OR​

Restart-Service -DisplayName "Clipboard*" -force​

3 You can now close Windows Terminal (Admin) if you like.

Clear_clipboard_history_command.png





Option Six

Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items using Command


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.


1 Open Windows Terminal (Admin), and select Command Prompt.

2 Copy and paste the command below into Windows Terminal (Admin), and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

powershell $null=[Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::ClearHistory(); del $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Clipboard\Pinned -Recurse -Force; Restart-Service cbdhsvc_*​

3 You can now close Windows Terminal (Admin) if you like.

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That's it,
Shawn Brink


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Last edited:
Click to expand...
thanks for the guide, but my CLIPBOARD is always TURNED OFF .. for security purposes :D
 

My Computer

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    Microsoft® Windows™ 11 Enterprise Edition 64 Bit
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Option 6
Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items using Command

Run as Administrator:
Code: 
powershell $null=[Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::ClearHistory(); del $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Clipboard\Pinned -Recurse -Force; Restart-Service cbdhsvc_*
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
garlin said:
Option 6
Clear All Clipboard History Data Including Pinned Items using Command

Run as Administrator:
Code: 
powershell $null=[Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard,Windows,ContentType=WindowsRuntime]::ClearHistory(); del $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Clipboard\Pinned -Recurse -Force; Restart-Service cbdhsvc_*
Click to expand...

Thank you garlin. Now added as option 6. :shawn:
 

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