🐍 Python 3.10+

Enable Clipboard History (Python)

Turns on Windows+V clipboard history. Applies the tweak via the stdlib winreg module.

By WindowsScripting.com · 531 B
set_enable_clipboard_history.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
set_enable_clipboard_history.py

Enable Clipboard History.
Turns on Windows+V clipboard history.

Usage:
    python set_enable_clipboard_history.py
"""

import winreg


def main() -> None:
    key = winreg.CreateKeyEx(
        winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"Software\Microsoft\Clipboard", 0, winreg.KEY_SET_VALUE
    )
    winreg.SetValueEx(key, "EnableClipboardHistory", 0, winreg.REG_DWORD, 1)
    winreg.CloseKey(key)
    print("Enable Clipboard History applied.")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()