# Register Zotero URL Handler in Windows ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2026-04-15]] **Tags**:: #windows ## Synopsis The Scoop installed Zotero does not register the URL protocol handler. ```powershell New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\zotero" -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\zotero" -Name "(Default)" -Value "URL:zotero Protocol" New-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\zotero" -Name "URL Protocol" -Value "" -PropertyType String -Force New-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\zotero\shell\open\command" -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKCU:\Software\Classes\zotero\shell\open\command" -Name "(Default)" -Value '"C:\Users\me\scoop\apps\zotero\current\zotero.exe" -url "%1"' ``` There's also a `install-zotero-url-protocol.ps1` script: ```powershell & "$(scoop prefix zotero)/install-zotero-url-protocol.ps1" ```