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2013-02-24 2013-04-09
Minor grammer fix (188.192.62.37) 5.2 Bug 686: When upgrading, setup offers to restart Windows Explorer (or other applications), when drag&drop shell extension needs to be updated (martin)
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The extension is installed by WinSCP [[installation|installer]] by default (the portable WinSCP executable does not include the extension and it cannot be downloaded separately). The extension is installed by WinSCP [[installation|installer]] by default (the portable WinSCP executable does not include the extension and it cannot be downloaded separately).
-If you install the extension you may need to restart your computer to make it operational. ((Actually you need to restart the Windows Explorer only. You can achieve that by logging off and on your Windows account. You can even force Explorer restart by killing ''explorer.exe'' process (do it on your risk).))+If you install the extension, installer may need to restart Windows Explorer, to make the extension operational.
To check that the extension is loaded, run WinSCP and display //[[ui_pref_dragdrop|Drag&drop tab]]// of Preferences window. If the //Use shell extension// checkbox is enabled (not grayed), the extension is loaded. To check that the extension is loaded, run WinSCP and display //[[ui_pref_dragdrop|Drag&drop tab]]// of Preferences window. If the //Use shell extension// checkbox is enabled (not grayed), the extension is loaded.

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