Register ssh URL link protocol (ssh://) in Windows

0-register-ssh-protocol.md

Register ssh URL link (protocol) in Windows

Download register-ssh-protocol.reg and double click to install it.

You can change the position of open-ssh-protocol.js before install.

Then, download the open-ssh-protocol.js file to C:\bin\.

You can also change the terminal app path as you want.

Now, you can open SSH connect after click ssh:// link.

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Here is some popular ssh client path:

• XShell: '"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NetSarang\\Xshell 7\\Xshell.exe" ' + url
• Windows Terminal: 'wt "' + url.replace('://', '') + '"'
• PuTTY: '"C:\\Program Files\\PuTTY\\putty.exe" -ssh ' + url

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Credit: This reg file is a clone of https://github.com/vbyrd/windows-terminal-ssh-protocol-handler

open-ssh-protocol.js

var url = WScript.Arguments(0);

// Remove trailing slash
url = url.replace(/\/+$/, '');

var shell = new ActiveXObject('WScript.Shell');
shell.Exec('"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NetSarang\\Xshell 7\\Xshell.exe" ' + url);

register-ssh-protocol.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\WTHandler.URLHandler.1]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\WTHandler.URLHandler.1\shell]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\WTHandler.URLHandler.1\shell\open]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\WTHandler.URLHandler.1\shell\open\command]
@="wscript \"C:\\bin\\open-ssh-protocol.js\" \"%1\" //E:JScript"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WTHandler\Capabilities]
"ApplicationDescription"="Windows Terminal SSH Protocol Handler"
"ApplicationName"="Windows Terminal SSH Protocol Handler"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WTHandler\Capabilities\UrlAssociations]
"ssh"="WTHandler.URLHandler.1"
"ssh1"="WTHandler.URLHandler.1"
"ssh2"="WTHandler.URLHandler.1"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications]
"Windows Terminal SSH Protocol Handler"="Software\\WTHandler\\Capabilities"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts]
"WTHandler.URLHandler.1_ssh"=dword:00000000