Windows is a massive operating system and you can go years or even decades without interacting with most of the features. There are over 100 native system-wide hotkeys in Windows 11 and it’s a pretty safe bet that most people don’t know much beyond Select All, Copy, and Paste. 

It would take a year to list everything, so instead we’re going to focus on Windows settings that you may not know about. These settings can increase functionality, add some nifty options, or just make your life easier. Every feature below is available on Windows 11 Home and Pro, and they should also be available on Windows 10 in case you’re one of the many people who held out after official support ended last year.

People copy and paste stuff all the time, and sometimes, they have to go back and find something they’d copied before. Windows has a built-in feature to handle that. To use it, simply hit Windows Key + V together. This opens up the Clipboard History box. The feature is off by default, so you have to turn it on, but after that, it’ll store up to 25 of the most recent things you copied, provided they are HTML (links), text, or images up to 4MB. 

You can also pin items to keep them in the clipboard history forever. The rest are deleted when you shut down or reboot your PC. You can also access Windows’ native emoji selector from this Window, which works in any app where you can enter text.

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