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But you must restart Command Prompt or PowerShell after this to take effect.\n* `ssh-agent-helper.exe` with `--register-startup` or `-r` parameter configures `ssh-agent` to run at the time of Windows startup.\n* `ssh-agent-helper.exe` with `-r -a (path for (multiple) id_rsa here)` configures `ssh-agent` to run at Windows startup and add specified SSH keys to the agent. E.g.`ssh-agent-helper.exe -r -a %USERPROFILE%\\.ssh\\id_rsa`\n* `ssh-agent-helper.exe` with `--unregister-startup` or `-u` will disable run at Windows startup functionality.\n\nYou can get the usage information by invoking the program with `--help` switch.\n\n## How can I contribute?\nTry to use use and report bugs if you face any. 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