mRemoteNG

Version documented: 1.77.3 Installer type: .msi Hives written: HKCU, HKLM

📁 Registry Paths

Path	Hive	Purpose
`SOFTWARE\mRemoteNG`	HKCU	User preferences
`SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{GUID}`	HKLM	Uninstall entry (MSI)

🔑 Keys

HKCU\SOFTWARE\mRemoteNG

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`ConfDir`	REG_SZ	`C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\mRemoteNG`	Connections config directory
`StartupConnectionFileName`	REG_SZ	`confCons.xml`	Default connections file name
`Theme`	REG_SZ	`Dark`	UI theme
`Language`	REG_SZ	`en-US`	Interface language
`CheckForUpdatesOnStartup`	REG_DWORD	`1`	Auto update check
`AutoSaveEveryMinutes`	REG_DWORD	`5`	Auto-save interval
`EncryptionEngine`	REG_SZ	`AES`	Encryption engine for saved passwords

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall{GUID}

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`DisplayName`	REG_SZ	`mRemoteNG 1.77.3`	Display name
`DisplayVersion`	REG_SZ	`1.77.3`	Version
`Publisher`	REG_SZ	`mRemoteNG Team`	Publisher
`InstallLocation`	REG_SZ	`C:\Program Files\mRemoteNG`	Install path
`UninstallString`	REG_SZ	`MsiExec.exe /X{GUID}`	Uninstaller

📝 Notes

All connection definitions (hostnames, credentials, protocols) are stored in confCons.xml at %APPDATA%\mRemoteNG — back up this file to migrate connections.
Passwords in the XML are encrypted with AES using a master password (or the default key if no master password is set).
mRemoteNG supports RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP/S, Rlogin, Raw, and ICA protocols.

# Find the connections config file location
(Get-ItemProperty "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\mRemoteNG" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).ConfDir

# Backup connections config
$confDir = (Get-ItemProperty "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\mRemoteNG").ConfDir
Copy-Item "$confDir\confCons.xml" "$env:USERPROFILE\mremoteng-backup-$(Get-Date -Format yyyyMMdd).xml"

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove mRemoteNG user preferences
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\mRemoteNG" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📦 Package Managers

Manager	ID / Command
winget	`winget install mRemoteNG.mRemoteNG`
Chocolatey	`choco install mremoteng`
Scoop	`scoop install extras/mremoteng`