How to restart clipboard service on Windows 10?

I have been experiencing problems pasting data as a metafile after a change in the display scaling (DPI settings) of my primary monitor on Windows 10. The only way to fix the problem so far is to log out and log back in.

I would like to try and restart the service responsible for clipboard management, but I can't find it. The only documentation I found refers to a ClipSrv under Windows XP...

If anyone knows how to restart the clipboard management service, I'd be very happy to hear about it!


Since there are other posts showing how to restart it, you could also consider clearing (if the restart doesn't work or if you want to try something else):

cmd /c "echo off | clip"

The simplest fix when clipboard functionality is not working is to open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) and select Windows Explorer from the Processes tab, then click "Restart". Be sure there are no file copy processes ongoing, and any open Windows Explorer windows will close, but it should restore your clipboard functions.

Explorer Restart