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-	====== Integration Tab ======	+	====== The Integration Page (Preferences Dialog) ======
-	//Integration tab// allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration\|integrates with Windows]].	+	The //Integration page// on the [[ui_preferences\|Preferences dialog]] allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration\|integrates with Windows]].

	&screenshotpict(pref_integration)		&screenshotpict(pref_integration)

-	===== Shell Icons =====	+	The options on this page are not available in [[microsoft_store\|Microsoft Store installation]].
-	Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons\|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator priviledges) or for yourself only.	+

-	To create desktop icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management\|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog.	+	On //[[ui_pref_integration_app\|Applications subpage]]// you can find options to configure integration with other applications.

-	Use //Create a Quick Launch icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons\|shortcut icon]] to start WinSCP on Quick Launch toolbar on Windows taskbar.	+	&toc_title_page_sections

-	Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to\|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows Explorer.	+	===== Windows Shell =====
		+	Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#icons\|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator privileges) or for yourself only.

-	To create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management\|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog.	+	You can create desktop icon that directly opens selected [[session_configuration#site\|site]] on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].

-	Use //Register to handle %%sftp://%% and %%scp://%% addresses// button to register WinSCP to handle [[integration#url\|sftp:// and scp:// URL addresses]].	+	Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to\|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows File Explorer.·

-	Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path\|search path]].	+	You can create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected site on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].

-	===== External Applications =====	+	Use //Register to handle URL addresses// button opens menu with following commands:
-	Using //PuTTY path// box you can specify path to PuTTY application that is used in //[[integration_app#opening_current_session_in_putty\|Open in PuTTY]]// function. You can use environment variables in the path, with syntax ''%NAME%''.	+

-	Check //Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY// checkbox to make WinSCP keep session password in memory and pass it to PuTTY when using //Open in PuTTY// function (using command-line parameter ''-pw''). However better approach would be to use [[public_key\|public key authentication]] together with [[integration_app#pageant\|Pageant]].	+	* //Register//: Registers WinSCP to [[integration_url\|handle protocol URL addresses]]. ((Note that [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] already registers WinSCP, so manual registration is required for [[portable\|portable use]] only or when registration was overridden by another application (possible on Windows XP only). &winxp))
		+	* //Make WinSCP default handler//: Opens //[[integration_url#win_vista_and_newer\|Set Program Associations]]// Control Panel applet for WinSCP, where you can update WinSCP registration. ((This command is available on Windows Vista and newer only. &winvista &win7 &win8))
		+	* //Unregister//: Removes WinSCP registration for protocol URL addresses. ((Note that on Windows XP, this does not restore previous registration. &winxp))
		+
		+	Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path\|search path]].

-	Check //Automatically open new sessions in PuTTY// to automatically send all sessions opened in WinSCP also to PuTTY.	+	===== Further Reading =====
		+	Read more about [[ui_preferences\|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages\|pages]].

ui_pref_integration 2008-04-08		ui_pref_integration 2020-05-22 (current)
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-	====== Integration Tab ======	+	====== The Integration Page (Preferences Dialog) ======
-	//Integration tab// allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration\|integrates with Windows]].	+	The //Integration page// on the [[ui_preferences\|Preferences dialog]] allows user to configure how WinSCP [[integration\|integrates with Windows]].

	&screenshotpict(pref_integration)		&screenshotpict(pref_integration)

-	===== Shell Icons =====	+	The options on this page are not available in [[microsoft_store\|Microsoft Store installation]].
-	Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons\|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator priviledges) or for yourself only.	+

-	To create desktop icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management\|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog.	+	On //[[ui_pref_integration_app\|Applications subpage]]// you can find options to configure integration with other applications.

-	Use //Create a Quick Launch icon// button to create [[integration#desktop_and_quick_launch_icons\|shortcut icon]] to start WinSCP on Quick Launch toolbar on Windows taskbar.	+	&toc_title_page_sections

-	Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to\|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows Explorer.	+	===== Windows Shell =====
		+	Use //Create a desktop icon// button to create [[integration#icons\|shortcut icon]] that starts WinSCP on your desktop. You will have an option to create the icon for all users of your computer (requires administrator privileges) or for yourself only.

-	To create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected stored session use //[[ui_login_stored_sessions#session_management\|Shell icon]]// button on //Stored Sessions tab// of Login dialog.	+	You can create desktop icon that directly opens selected [[session_configuration#site\|site]] on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].

-	Use //Register to handle %%sftp://%% and %%scp://%% addresses// button to register WinSCP to handle [[integration#url\|sftp:// and scp:// URL addresses]].	+	Use //Add upload shortcut to Explorer's 'Send to' context menu// button to create shortcut icon in [[integration#send_to\|'Send To' menu]] in file context menu of Windows File Explorer.·

-	Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path\|search path]].	+	You can create 'Send To' icon that directly opens selected site on [[ui_login#shortcuts\|Login dialog]].

-	===== External Applications =====	+	Use //Register to handle URL addresses// button opens menu with following commands:
-	Using //PuTTY path// box you can specify path to PuTTY application that is used in //[[integration_app#opening_current_session_in_putty\|Open in PuTTY]]// function. You can use environment variables in the path, with syntax ''%NAME%''.	+

-	Check //Remember session password and pass it to PuTTY// checkbox to make WinSCP keep session password in memory and pass it to PuTTY when using //Open in PuTTY// function (using command-line parameter ''-pw''). However better approach would be to use [[public_key\|public key authentication]] together with [[integration_app#pageant\|Pageant]].	+	* //Register//: Registers WinSCP to [[integration_url\|handle protocol URL addresses]]. ((Note that [[ui_installer_selecttasks\|installer]] already registers WinSCP, so manual registration is required for [[portable\|portable use]] only or when registration was overridden by another application (possible on Windows XP only). &winxp))
		+	* //Make WinSCP default handler//: Opens //[[integration_url#win_vista_and_newer\|Set Program Associations]]// Control Panel applet for WinSCP, where you can update WinSCP registration. ((This command is available on Windows Vista and newer only. &winvista &win7 &win8))
		+	* //Unregister//: Removes WinSCP registration for protocol URL addresses. ((Note that on Windows XP, this does not restore previous registration. &winxp))
		+
		+	Use //Add WinSCP to search path// to add WinSCP installation directory to system [[integration#search_path\|search path]].

-	Check //Automatically open new sessions in PuTTY// to automatically send all sessions opened in WinSCP also to PuTTY.	+	===== Further Reading =====
		+	Read more about [[ui_preferences\|Preferences dialog]] and its other [[ui_preferences#pages\|pages]].

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