diff --git a/profile/default/.vimrc b/profile/default/.vimrc
index 9fb368b22d8a77d44323c1efd2eb37b1dbd89a36..0f956ce4aaf30514bd9f4289c572c6c98489aaa6 100644
--- a/profile/default/.vimrc
+++ b/profile/default/.vimrc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set swapfile            "use swp file while a file is open
 set modeline            "scan first/last lines of file for vim commands
 set modelines=5         "number of lines checked for modelines
 set display=lastline    "show beginning of broken line at bottom of window instead of displaying @
-set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
+"set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
 set wildmenu            "show matches for command-line completion
 set wildmode=longest:full,full  "define how tab completion proceeds on partial match
 set wildignore+=*.o,*.pdf       "Let tab completion ignore certain file types
diff --git a/profile/default_serial/.vimrc b/profile/default_serial/.vimrc
index c2407c988182c4cb42fe50d349039c4c341ca339..e77f3ccd90d807a3c03663f0a38d0b083c487ff4 100644
--- a/profile/default_serial/.vimrc
+++ b/profile/default_serial/.vimrc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set swapfile            "use swp file while a file is open
 set modeline            "scan first/last lines of file for vim commands
 set modelines=5         "number of lines checked for modelines
 set display=lastline    "show beginning of broken line at bottom of window instead of displaying @
-set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
+"set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
 set wildmenu            "show matches for command-line completion
 set wildmode=longest:full,full  "define how tab completion proceeds on partial match
 set wildignore+=*.o,*.pdf       "Let tab completion ignore certain file types
diff --git a/profile/schmid/.vimrc b/profile/schmid/.vimrc
index c2407c988182c4cb42fe50d349039c4c341ca339..e77f3ccd90d807a3c03663f0a38d0b083c487ff4 100644
--- a/profile/schmid/.vimrc
+++ b/profile/schmid/.vimrc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ set swapfile            "use swp file while a file is open
 set modeline            "scan first/last lines of file for vim commands
 set modelines=5         "number of lines checked for modelines
 set display=lastline    "show beginning of broken line at bottom of window instead of displaying @
-set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
+"set clipboard=unnamed   "make all operations such as yy, dd, p work with the clipboard
 set wildmenu            "show matches for command-line completion
 set wildmode=longest:full,full  "define how tab completion proceeds on partial match
 set wildignore+=*.o,*.pdf       "Let tab completion ignore certain file types