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Admins can deploy custom protocols to have users easily run approved `.exe` files locally for various purposes. This guide walks through how to approach this for the Moveworks bot.

# How to Deploy Custom Protocols

1. Create a custom URL protocol, and then use a Group Policy Object (or another preferred method of system management) to deploy the configuration to all endpoints. 
   1. Follow [this guide](https://medium.com/swlh/custom-protocol-handling-how-to-8ac41ff651eb) or [this post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/80650/how-do-i-register-a-custom-url-protocol-in-windows) for more details. 
2. Moveworks can then present this link where applicable (see below section for use cases).
   1. Note: Moveworks wraps these links for tracking & analytics purposes (e.g: `https://app.moveworks.ai/?132689`). This means links will immediately bounce to browser, and then redirect to `custom_protocol://` , which will then link to the local `.exe` file.

**Note**: Depending on your organization’s browser settings, links may result in the browser asking for permission to open the `.exe`.\
**Recommendation**: You can deploy browser settings for Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc. to auto accept your custom protocol. See [this post](https://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-this-site-is-trying-to-open-this-application) for more details.

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# Moveworks Use Cases

Once deployed to your employees, these links can be used in Moveworks for the following purposes:

* **Software Access**: Provide a deep link to an executable file as part of the Software Access skill (with or without provisioning an IDAM group). 
* **Account Access**: Provide a deep link to an executable file (e.g. password reset tool) when the user is required to reset an expired password or when they forgot their password.