PuTTY blank window

Question

_{Tuesday, July 17, 2018 8:01 PM}

I have been using PuTTY for some time with no problem.  Today I tried using a session, and my password would not work.  After a bit, I realized my problem:  I had mistyped my login name, so I closed the session.  When I restarted PuTTY, and used my saved session, which I have done many times before, all I got was a blank, unresponsive window.  I have restarted my computer, modem, and router, and uninstalled and reinstalled PuTTY;  again, when I try to use PuTTY, all I get is a blank window.

Any help fixing this problem would be greatly appreciated!

All replies (5)

_{Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:37 PM | 1 vote}

Putty is not a Microsoft product. Putty saves it session info in the registry. It is found at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions

You may want to backup that key, delete it and then recreate your session and see if it works.

_{Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:23 PM}

See if the following helps:

 Putty connection step by step for windows 

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Wednesday, July 18, 2018 1:37 AM}

Hi,

You may need to configure putty again.

How do I configure PuTTY?

https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215464538-How-do-I-configure-PuTTY-

Please Note: Since the websites are not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Best Regards,

Tao

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_{Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:36 PM}

Blanking out the registry seems to have worked.   The I broke it again by closing PuTTY by hitting the X on the upper right, and had to do it all again.  I have set PuTTY to always close on exit, so I don't have to hit the X.

Thank you, everyone.

_{Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:09 PM}

SuperPuTTy is good and works on Windows 10 if you have lots of sessions to manage.