Empty clipboard windows 8

Sign in to vote. I would also appreciate if anyone can share a formal Microsoft reference link. Monday, March 17, PM. Thanks for your reply.

Robert Aldwinckle Thanks for your replies guys. Nothing important really, sometimes I have some large data copied and then would like to delete it because never pasted anywhere.

If I understood correctly if I select one character somewhere will automatically delete the previous data from the clipboard? Tuesday, March 18, AM. Oh, and consider NOT using a "cleaner" application. Thanks Noel, I usually tend not to use, especially free, these sort of applications.

They normally come with some sort of junk. And thanks for clarification. Tuesday, March 18, PM. In fact, it includes a checklist of items to clean or not clean, including a separate Clipboard cleanup option. Carey Frisch. Wednesday, March 19, AM. Step 3 : And then on the right pane, you can choose to clear all clipboard history either excluding pinned items or including pinned items. In order to clear all clipboard history excluding pinned items , under the section of Clear clipboard data , click the Clear button.

In order to clear all clipboard history including pinned items , under the section of Clipboard history , click the slider to turn off the toggle switch. You can also clear clipboard history on Windows 10 by running a command via Command Prompt. You can create a shortcut in order to let Windows 10 empty clipboard.

Then next time when you need to quickly clear the clipboard, you can run the shortcut. And then you will find that the shortcut is added to your desktop. Click the Finish button. You can move this shortcut to any part of your desktop. Each time you double-click on this shortcut , your clipboard memory will be erased.

If the shortcut does not work, restart your computer once. You can add an option to clear your desktop right-click menu through the Registry Editor. To do this, follow the steps below:. Open the Start menu and type Run and search and then open it. In the Registry Editor window that opens, refer to the following registry key address:.

From the left panel, right-click on Shell. Then from the menu that opens, first select the New option and then the Key option and name this new key Clear Clipboard. Now right-click on this new key. From the menu that opens, first select New and then Key and name it Command. In the right panel, double-click on Default and select Modify. In the Value Data box, enter the following phrase:. Finally, click Ok , then press the F5 key to refresh the registry and exit.

Right-click on an empty space on your desktop. You will see that the Clear Clipboard option has been added to this list, and you can clear your clipboard memory by selecting it. If you have stored personal or sensitive information in your clipboard memory, here are some very simple ways to quickly delete it:.