Problems copying and pasting so you can solve them

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The copy and paste option is one of the most used functions of the operating system. This function is mainly used to create copies of files in the operating system or to keep our data organized inside the hard disk.

In addition to being able to copy and paste files from the Windows 10 context menu, we can also do it easily using the well-known keyboard shortcuts, Control + C to copy and Control + V to paste. When we copy a file, it goes to the clipboard (deleting everything you have previously copied) waiting for us to choose where we want to paste it.

Normally these basic functions do not usually give us problems. However, it can sometimes happen that for some reason they suddenly appear disabled and we cannot copy or paste. In case that for some reason the copy and paste functions are disabled or do not work on our computer, these simple tricks will help us to make them work again.

The causes for which this function is not working as it should be varied. They may be the fault of some operating system process, of some application and we might even have damaged Windows. Therefore, we will try to see all the causes for which this function may be failing from the simplest to solve the most complicated.

Clear clipboard history

Maybe the reason why these functions are not working for us is because some content has been blocked in the history. Therefore, a quick way to try to solve this problem is simply by deleting the clipboard history. To do this, we will simply open CMD and execute the following command there: echo off | clip

This will have deleted the history of the Windows clipboard and, in case there was something locked there, it will have been deleted and we can use the copy and paste functions again.

Restart the explorer.exe process

The copy and paste function in Windows depends on the explorer.exe process. If something goes wrong in this process (it has been corrupted, blocked, etc.) it may be one of the reasons why it is not working normally. To solve this we just have to restart the explorer.exe process and try to see if it works again.

In case this function still does not work, we can also try to log out or restart the entire computer to see if the error is recovered as well.

Reinstall the application where copy and paste does not work

If in Windows we can copy and paste without problems and where these functions are giving us problems is within other applications, such as in Word, Excel or any other, then surely the problem is the application itself.

We must check its configuration to ensure that nothing is blocking or disabling these functions. We can also try resetting the application settings to their default values ​​and even reinstalling the application again to make everything work normally again.

Test with a clean restart and in safe mode

To rule out software, driver or configuration problems we must try to do a clean restart of Windows. This way we will prevent you from loading any application that may be causing problems with Windows copy and paste options.

For this, we only have to run the "msconfig" tool, we will deactivate the loading of system services and startup elements, and in the "services" tab we will also disable all those that are not basic Microsoft services.

Repair Windows 10

In case after having tried all of the above, the copy and paste functions of Windows 10 still do not work, then it is almost certainly a problem with Windows.

The first thing we must do to repair Windows 10 is to verify the integrity of the Windows files. To do this we will open a CMD window and execute the command: sfc /scannow

We can also use the DISM tool from CMD to verify that all essential operating system files are correct and none are damaged: Dism / Online / Cleanup-Image / ScanHealth

In addition, we must try to install all the updates that we have available in Windows Update. Some of the updates may fix a bug in the operating system that is blocking the copy and paste functi

Date update on 2019-10-14. Date published on 2019-10-14. Category: windows Author: Oscar olg Fuente: softzone