diff --git a/optional/install-vscode.cmd b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
index c79d7dc..c063868 100644
--- a/optional/install-vscode.cmd
+++ b/optional/install-vscode.cmd
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 exit /b
 set CONFIG=config\install-vscode.txt
 set EXE=..\software\vscode-setup.exe
 set MARKDOWNTABLE=..\software\markdowntable.vsix
+set SFTP=..\software\sftp.vsix
 set STARTMENU="%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
 
 if NOT EXIST %EXE% (
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ if EXIST ..\scripts\set-filetypes.cmd (
 rem IMPORTANT! THIS must be the last action
 rem - for some reason stupid VScode is killing the script after executing ...
 
-echo adding VScode MARKDOWNTABLE plugin ...
-"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" ^
-  --extensions-dir "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions" ^
-  --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE% --force
+echo adding VScode plugins ...
+"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\bin\code" --install-extension %MARKDOWNTABLE% --install-extension %SFTP% 2>nul
+
 
diff --git a/software/optional.csv b/software/optional.csv
index 5dd06b6..ce7b52f 100644
--- a/software/optional.csv
+++ b/software/optional.csv
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/client/installer/SteamSetup.exe steam-setup.e
 https://totalcommander.ch/win/fixed/tcmd951x64.exe totalcommander-setup.exe
 https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/6.1.42/VirtualBox-6.1.42-155177-Win.exe virtualbox-setup.exe
 https://code.visualstudio.com/sha/download?build=stable&os=win32-x64 vscode-setup.exe
-https://github.com/takumisoft68/vscode-markdown-table/releases/download/0.10.0/markdowntable-0.10.0.vsix markdowntable.vsix
+https://github.com/takumisoft68/vscode-markdown-table/releases/download/0.11.0/markdowntable-0.11.0.vsix markdowntable.vsix
+https://github.com/Natizyskunk/vscode-sftp/releases/download/v1.16.3/sftp-1.16.3.vsix sftp.vsix
 https://media.inkscape.org/dl/resources/file/inkscape-1.2.2_2022-12-09_732a01da63-x64.exe inkscape-setup.exe
 https://www.sonos.com/redir/controller_software_pc2 sonos2-setup.exe
 https://download.lenovo.com/lsa/Releases/Rescue_and_Smart_Assistant_v6.1.1.9_signed_setup.exe motorescue-setup.exe