You can set this to X-style, Middle-button-pastes: Double-click "putty.exe" icon to get "PuTTY Configurtion". Click the saved session to highlight. Click "Load

You can set this to X-style, Middle-button-pastes: Double-click "putty.exe" icon to get "PuTTY Configurtion". Click the saved session to highlight. Click "Load". Click "Window"->"Selection" category item. Honestly, I can't think why that "compromise" thing even exists.