diff --git a/Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk b/Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97bf13c
Binary files /dev/null and b/Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk differ
diff --git a/install.bat b/install.bat
index a136798..03c7e13 100755
--- a/install.bat
+++ b/install.bat
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ copy LICENSE.wslbridge "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty"
 copy uninstall.bat "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty"
 
 copy wsl.bat "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty"
+copy wsl~.bat "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty"
 rem does not work without admin rights:
 rem copy wsl.bat "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
+rem copy wsl~.bat "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
 
 mkdir "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin"
 copy cygwin1.dll "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin"
@@ -29,9 +31,11 @@ mkdir "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\home\%USERNAME%"
 
 rem create Desktop Shorcut
 copy "Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
+copy "Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop"
 
 rem create Start Menu Shortcut
 copy "Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk" "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
+copy "Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk" "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu"
 
 
 :explorer
@@ -54,11 +58,12 @@ set shell=/bin/bash
 rem Mintty invocation
 set cmd=%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin\mintty.exe
 set cset=-o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8
+set opts=--wsl
 set icon=%LOCALAPPDATA%\lxss\bash.ico
 set arg=/bin/wslbridge -t %shell%
-set target0=\"%cmd%\" %cset% -i \"%icon%\" %arg%
-rem set target1=\"%cmd%\" %cset% -i \"%icon%\" /bin/dash -c \"cd '%%1'; exec %arg%\"
-set target1=\"%cmd%\" %cset% -i \"%icon%\" --dir \"%%1\" %arg%
+set target0=\"%cmd%\" %opts% %cset% -i \"%icon%\" %arg%
+rem set target1=\"%cmd%\" %opts% %cset% -i \"%icon%\" /bin/dash -c \"cd '%%1'; exec %arg%\"
+set target1=\"%cmd%\" %opts% %cset% -i \"%icon%\" --dir \"%%1\" %arg%
 
 reg add "%userdirname%\wsltty" /d "%label% %here%" /f
 reg add "%userdirname%\wsltty" /v Icon /d "%icon%" /f
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index c17f609..0262ad7 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #############################################################################
 # default: generate all
-all:	wslbridge mintty cygwin wsltty pkg
+all:	check wslbridge mintty cygwin wsltty pkg
 
-ver=0.6.2
+ver=0.6.3
 wslbridgever=0.2.0
 
 TARGET := $(shell $(CC) -dumpmachine)
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ endif
 
 wget=curl -R -L -O --connect-timeout 55
 
+#############################################################################
+# system check;
+# for now, let's enforce Cygwin 32-Bit as the container for wsltty
+# just in case there is a 32-Bit WSL released, and to ensure 
+# the path name drag-and-drop adaptation works
+
+check:
+	uname | grep CYGWIN
+	uname -m | grep i686
+
 #############################################################################
 # generation
 
@@ -60,7 +70,9 @@ pkg:
 	cp LICENSE.mintty rel/
 	cp LICENSE.wslbridge rel/
 	cp "Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk" rel/
+	cp "Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk" rel/
 	cp wsl.bat rel/
+	cp wsl~.bat rel/
 	cp install.bat rel/
 	cp uninstall.bat rel/
 	cd rel; iexpress /n wsltty.SED
diff --git a/makewinx.cfg b/makewinx.cfg
index 438ec88..c57904c 100644
--- a/makewinx.cfg
+++ b/makewinx.cfg
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ FILE4="wslbridge-backend"
 FILE5="LICENSE.mintty"
 FILE6="LICENSE.wslbridge"
 FILE7="Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
-FILE8="wsl.bat"
-FILE9="install.bat"
-FILE10="uninstall.bat"
+FILE8="Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
+FILE9="wsl.bat"
+FILE10="wsl~.bat"
+FILE11="install.bat"
+FILE12="uninstall.bat"
 
 [SourceFiles]
 SourceFiles0=.
@@ -59,4 +61,6 @@ SourceFiles0=.
 %FILE8%=
 %FILE9%=
 %FILE10%=
+%FILE11%=
+%FILE12%=
 
diff --git a/uninstall.bat b/uninstall.bat
index f3b8ee7..8540565 100755
--- a/uninstall.bat
+++ b/uninstall.bat
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ rem in any case, at least the config file (home\...) should not be removed
 
 rem delete Desktop Shortcut and Start Menu Shortcut
 del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
+del "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
 del "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Bash on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
+del "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Bash ~ on UoW in Mintty.lnk"
 
 
 :explorer
diff --git a/wsl~.bat b/wsl~.bat
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..29c562e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wsl~.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+@echo off
+
+rem Start mintty terminal for WSL in home directory
+
+rem To enable invocation of this script from WIN+R or from cmd.exe,
+rem you may want to copy this script into "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32"
+
+rem You may want a variant of this script without trailing "-l" 
+rem to start in the current directory from cmd.exe
+
+"%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\bin\mintty.exe" --wsl -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 -i "%LOCALAPPDATA%\lxss\bash.ico" /bin/wslbridge -C~ -t /bin/bash -l
+