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  • I tried using ^#v as Ctrl+Shift+V, but it did not work because ^#v stands for Ctrl+WinKey+V. You should use ^+v, which stands for Ctrl+Shift+V. Commented Jul 18, 2017 at 5:25
  • Although it requires a third party program, that seems to be normal to make Windows usable anyway. I think this is the best answer because it allows you to retain the keyboard shortcut you're used to Commented Jan 3, 2018 at 7:03
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    I am using +Ins because ^+v collides with any program already using that for other purposes in some contexts like nano "jump to last line". I have yet to find anything using shift+insert for different purposes.
    – chx
    Commented Jan 22, 2018 at 15:40
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    And for those who want it to paste instantly rather than one character at a time: ^+v::SendInput %clipboard% Commented Jun 21, 2018 at 5:18
  • Works strange, replaces / chart to | so paths /a/b/c turns into |a|b|c Commented Mar 11, 2019 at 7:31