Clipboard History a Hot Key Away

The Tip of the Night for June 19, 2019, noted that Windows 10 stores the history of text and photos copied to the clipboard. Don't miss how easy it is to access this clipboard. If you simply prese the Windows key + v, the clipboard will appear at the lower right.

Attorneys will love being able to easily access the multiple quotes they have copied and pasted into a brief from caselaw on Lexis or Westlaw.

It's also a good as a simple forensic tool to check on a user's past activities. The clipboard history tool needs to be activated. Windows 10 apparently does not have it turned on by default.

Capture Web Based Video Easily in Win 10

Win 10 makes it very each to capture video streaming on the web with its nifty Game Bar. Activate the Game Bar by pressing the Windows Key + G.

You'll be prompted to open the utility by confirming that you're playing a game.

The controls include options for grabbing a screen shot, and more impressively to record anything happening on screen.

If you click the 'Record from now', the video will begin recording. Be sure to turn off the microphone, and shut down any open windows which may cause extraneous sound.

Game Bar will save the video to a folder located at: C:\Users\[your name]\Videos\Captures

I tested it out today, and Game Bar recorded a 30 minute long webcast posted online without any issues.

Copy the full file path in Window Explorer

Don't miss that if you wan to copy the full file path for any file that you have selected in Windows Explorer, you can do so by selecting the file and holding down SHIFT. After you have clicked on 'Copy as path', the path to the file will be copied to the clipboard.

So you if hold down SHIFT and you select this file:

... you will have this on your cipboard:

"C:\Users\SeanKOShea\Documents\P100LEQ3.pdf"