Windows sometimes feels like it's lacking advanced features when compared to other operating systems, but the truth is that Windows has a lot of fancy power tools at its disposal. The problem, however, is that they're often buried in menus or just not immediately obvious—you have to know they're there, or you'll never use them. So, here are a few such features that you'll probably want to start using immediately and wish you'd known about years ago. Stop losing things you copied with Clipboard History Keep your copied items handy A virtual clipboard is a place that stores all the stuff you've recently copied. It's something you've likely seen and used before within your phone's keyboard, but what many don't realize is that Windows has this feature as well, and it's easier to access than you might think. To access Clipboard History, simply press Windows+V. It's disabled by default, but Windows will ask you if you'd like to enable the feature, which you definitely should. Alternatively, enable it in Settings > System > Clipboard. There's an option in there to sync Clipboard History across your devices if you wish. Once it's active, the clipboard will save the 25 most recently copied items. If you have certain templates that you copy and paste from a document all the time, you can pin your most-used ones in the clipboard so they always stay there, even after restarting your PC. I have several such items, and this trick has saved me hours of needless copy-pasting over the past couple of years. Turn one monitor into several with Virtual Desktops Make one desktop feel like several Have you always wished you had more than one monitor but just didn't have the space for it? With Virtual Desktops, you can create multiple workspaces on the