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Your Windows Clipboard Is More Powerful Than You Think
There’s more to the simple copy and paste command — your clipboard has superpowers or something along those lines.
Ctrl + C, to copy the info and Ctrl + V to paste is simple but, what happens when you copy something else before pasting the first item? In the usual copy-and-paste workflow, the new item replaces the previous one. If you need the first item again, you have to return to its original location and copy it once more.
This is something most of us have experienced. We rarely question it because copying and pasting has become such a natural part of using a computer.
However, Windows has a feature that changes how this works.
It’s called Clipboard History, and there’s a good chance you’ve never used it.
The Shortcut That Changes Everything
On a compatible Windows computer, press Windows + V.
Instead of immediately pasting the most recently copied item, Windows opens a panel showing your clipboard history.
