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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T23:05:38+00:00 2026-05-10T23:05:38+00:00

I have seen: http://www… ftp://blah.blah… file://blah.blah… unreal://blah.blah… mailto://blah.blah… What is that first section where

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  • ftp://blah.blah...
  • file://blah.blah...
  • unreal://blah.blah...
  • mailto://blah.blah...

What is that first section where you see http and the like called?

Can I register my own?

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  1. 2026-05-10T23:05:39+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 11:05 pm

    The portion with the HTTP://,FTP://, etc are called URI Schemes

    You can register your own through the registry.

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/   your-protocol-name/     (Default)    'URL:your-protocol-name Protocol'     URL Protocol ''     shell/       open/         command/           (Default) PathToExecutable 

    Sources: https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xhtml, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914(v=vs.85).aspx

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