---
title: "Disable clipboard history and cloud clipboard (cbdhsvc) in Windows"
description: "Clipboard history (Win + V) keeps the last items you copied, and cloud clipboard syncs them to your other devices. What it changes and how to undo it."
url: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-clipboard-history-sync
author: Frost LIVE, Founder of Frozen Tweaks
published: 2026-10-08
updated: 2026-10-08
category: "Debloat"
source: Frozen Tweaks (https://frozentweaks.com)
---

# Disable clipboard history and cloud clipboard (cbdhsvc) in Windows

**Short answer:** Clipboard history (Win + V) keeps the last items you copied, and cloud clipboard syncs them to your other devices. This tweak turns both off and disables the clipboard user service behind them. In the registry it sets EnableClipboardHistory to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard, and 1 more value.

## In the app

- Switch: Disable Cloud Clipboard (Debloat, Free, Standard)
- Undo: Yes. Switching it off removes the two clipboard values, which is how Windows ships, and sets the Clipboard User Service to Manual.
- Catalog row: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks#t-1049

## What it does

Clipboard history (Win + V) keeps the last items you copied, and cloud clipboard syncs them to your other devices. This tweak turns both off and disables the clipboard user service behind them.

In the app the switch is called "Disable Cloud Clipboard", described there as: Disables clipboard history/sync and clipSvc to remove background scans.

## When it helps

- Privacy: copied passwords and text are no longer stored or uploaded.

## When it hurts

- Win + V no longer shows a history, and copying on one device no longer pastes on another.

## What it writes

Read from the app's source. "Switching it off" is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values:

| Key | Value | With the tweak | Switching it off |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard` | `EnableClipboardHistory` | `0` | Not set (the value is deleted; Windows decides) |
| `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard` | `EnableCloudClipboard` | `0` | Not set (the value is deleted; Windows decides) |

Services (startup type):

| Service | With the tweak | Switching it off |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `cbdhsvc` (Clipboard User Service) | Disabled | Manual |

Source: Tweaks/clipboardoff.hpp in the app's source, app 2.0.0, checked 2026-10-08.

## The same change by hand

Run in a Command Prompt opened as administrator. Make a restore point first.

```bat
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard" /v "EnableClipboardHistory" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard" /v "EnableCloudClipboard" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
sc config "cbdhsvc" start= disabled
```

Put it back:

```bat
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard" /v "EnableClipboardHistory" /f
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard" /v "EnableCloudClipboard" /f
sc config "cbdhsvc" start= demand
```

See what it is set to now:

```bat
reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard" /v "EnableClipboardHistory"
```

## How to undo it

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. It deletes EnableClipboardHistory, EnableCloudClipboard, so Windows uses its built-in behavior again. It sets cbdhsvc to Manual.

## Verdict

A privacy choice. If you use Win + V, keep it.

## Questions

### What does the "Disable Cloud Clipboard" tweak change in Windows?

In the registry it sets EnableClipboardHistory to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Clipboard, and 1 more value. The full list is in the table on this page, read from the app's source.

### Is "Disable Cloud Clipboard" safe to switch on?

A privacy choice. If you use Win + V, keep it. The main cost: Win + V no longer shows a history, and copying on one device no longer pastes on another.

### How do I undo it?

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off removes the two clipboard values, which is how Windows ships, and sets the Clipboard User Service to Manual.

### Is "Disable Cloud Clipboard" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

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Written by Frost LIVE, founder of Frozen Tweaks. Canonical version: https://frozentweaks.com/tweaks/disable-clipboard-history-sync