
by
Jeremy Canfield | Updated June 22nd, 2017
EXPORT
Both cmd.exe or PowerShell can be used to export all of the settings of PuTTY. These commands will create a file named putty.reg on your Desktop.
Run cmd.exe as administrator
regedit /e "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\putty.reg" HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham
Run PowerShell as administrator
reg export HKCU\Software\SimonTatham ([Environment]::GetFolderPath("Desktop") + "\putty.reg")
IMPORT
The easiest way to import the putty.reg file is simply to just double-click the putty.reg file. Or, cmd.exe or PowerShell can be used to import putty.reg. It is important to recognized that this will overwrite any settings you currently have in PuTTY.
Run cmd.exe as administrator
regedit /i putty-sessions.reg
regedit /i putty.reg
Run PowerShell as administrator
reg import putty-sessions.reg
reg import putty.reg