First start by exporting a currently configured Session from the registry to a REG file.
1. regedit /e "%userprofile%\Documents\
ESX-1.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions
1.----------------------BATCH FILE TO CALL SINGLE HOST-----------------------------
@echo off
import %USERPROFILE%\Documents\
ESX-1.reg
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\"
start putty.exe -load ESX-1
timeout /t 2
reg delete HKCU\SOFTWARE\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions\ESX-1 /f
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2. regedit /e "%userprofile%\Documents\
Sessions.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions
2.---------------------BATCH FILE TO ADD MULTIPLE HOSTS IN PUTTY-----------
@echo off
import %USERPROFILE%\Documents\
SESSIONS.reg
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\"
start putty.exe -load SESSIONS
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-----------------------------PowerShell Script to EXPORT all Sessions--------------------------
# All settings
$registry_path = "HKCU:\Software\SimonTatham"
# Only sessions
#$registry_path = "HKCU:\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions"
$output_file = "Sessions.reg"
$registry = ls "$registry_path" -Recurse
"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00" | Out-File Sessions.reg
"" | Out-File Sessions.reg -Append
foreach ($reg in $registry) {
"[$reg]" | Out-File Sessions.reg -Append
foreach ($prop in $reg.property) {
$propval = $reg.GetValue($prop)
if ("".GetType().Equals($propval.GetType())) {
'"' + "$prop" + '"' + "=" + '"' + "$propval" + '"' | Out-File Sessions.reg -Append
} elseif ($propval -is [int]) {
$hex = "{0:x8}" -f $propval
'"' + "$prop" + '"' + "=dword:" + $hex | Out-File Sessions.reg -Append
}
}
"" | Out-File Sessions.reg -Append
}
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-----------------------PowerSHell Script to IMPORT Sessions list-----------------------------
$input_file = "Sessions.reg"
$content = Get-Content "$input_file"
"Push-Location"
"cd HKCU:\"
foreach ($line in $content) {
If ($line.StartsWith("Windows Registry Editor")) {
# Ignore the header
} ElseIf ($line.startswith("[")) {
$section = $line.Trim().Trim('[', ']')
'New-Item -Path "' + $section + '" -Force' | %{ $_ -replace 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\', '' }
} ElseIf ($line.startswith('"')) {
$linesplit = $line.split('=', 2)
$key = $linesplit[0].Trim('"')
if ($linesplit[1].StartsWith('"')) {
$value = $linesplit[1].Trim().Trim('"')
} ElseIf ($linesplit[1].StartsWith('dword:')) {
$value = [Int32]('0x' + $linesplit[1].Trim().Split(':', 2)[1])
'New-ItemProperty "' + $section + '" "' + $key + '" -PropertyType dword -Force' | %{ $_ -replace 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\', '' }
} Else {
Write-Host "Error: unknown property type: $linesplit[1]"
exit
}
'Set-ItemProperty -Path "' + $section + '" -Name "' + $key + '" -Value "' + $value + '"' | %{ $_ -replace 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\', '' }
}
}
"Pop-Location"
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