diff --git a/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim b/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
index c70e651..59fb7e7 100644
--- a/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
+++ b/runtime/plugin/netrwPlugin.vim
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 " netrwPlugin.vim: Handles file transfer and remote directory listing across a network
 "            PLUGIN SECTION
 " Maintainer:	This runtime file is looking for a new maintainer.
-" Date:		Feb 09, 2021
+" Date:		Sep 09, 2021
 " Last Change:
 "   2024 May 08 by Vim Project: cleanup legacy Win9X checks
+"   2024 Oct 27 by Vim Project: cleanup gx mapping
 " Former Maintainer:   Charles E Campbell
 " GetLatestVimScripts: 1075 1 :AutoInstall: netrw.vim
 " Copyright:    Copyright (C) 1999-2021 Charles E. Campbell {{{1
@@ -31,6 +32,87 @@
 " ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 " Public Interface: {{{1
 
+" Commands Launch/URL {{{2
+" surpress output of command; use bang for GUI applications
+
+" set up redirection (avoids browser messages)
+" by default, g:netrw_suppress_gx_mesg is true
+if get(g:, ':netrw_suppress_gx_mesg', 1)
+  if &srr =~# "%s"
+    let s:redir = printf(&srr, has("win32") ? "nul" : "/dev/null")
+  else
+    let s:redir= &srr .. (has("win32") ? "nul" : "/dev/null")
+  endif
+else
+  let s:redir= ""
+endif
+
+if has('unix')
+  if has('win32unix')
+    " If cygstart provided, then assume Cygwin and use cygstart --hide; see man cygstart.
+    if executable('cygstart')
+      command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch
+          \ exe 'silent ! cygstart --hide' trim(<q-args>)  s:redir | redraw!
+    elseif !empty($MSYSTEM) && executable('start')
+      " MSYS2/Git Bash comes by default without cygstart; see
+      " https://www.msys2.org/wiki/How-does-MSYS2-differ-from-Cygwin
+      " Instead it provides /usr/bin/start script running `cmd.exe //c start`
+      " Adding "" //b` sets void title, hides cmd window and blocks path conversion
+      " of /b to \b\ " by MSYS2; see https://www.msys2.org/docs/filesystem-paths/
+      command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch
+            \ exe 'silent !start "" //b' trim(<q-args>)  s:redir | redraw!
+    else
+      " imitate /usr/bin/start script for other environments and hope for the best
+      command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch
+            \ exe 'silent !cmd //c start "" //b' trim(<q-args>)  s:redir | redraw!
+    endif
+  elseif exists('$WSL_DISTRO_NAME') " use cmd.exe to start GUI apps in WSL
+    command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch execute ':silent !'..
+          \ ((<q-args> =~? '\v<\f+\.(exe|com|bat|cmd)>') ?
+            \ 'cmd.exe /c start "" /b' trim(<q-args>) :
+            \ 'nohup ' trim(<q-args>) s:redir '&')
+          \ | redraw!
+  else
+    command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch
+        \ exe ':silent ! nohup' trim(<q-args>) s:redir '&' | redraw!
+  endif
+elseif has('win32')
+  command -complete=shellcmd -nargs=1 -bang Launch
+        \ exe 'silent !'.. (&shell =~? '\<cmd\.exe\>' ? '' : 'cmd.exe /c')
+        \ 'start /b ' trim(<q-args>) s:redir | redraw!
+endif
+if exists(':Launch') == 2
+  " Git Bash
+  if has('win32unix')
+      " start suffices
+      let s:cmd = ''
+  " Windows / WSL
+  elseif executable('explorer.exe')
+      let s:cmd = 'explorer.exe'
+  " Linux / BSD
+  elseif executable('xdg-open')
+      let s:cmd = 'xdg-open'
+  " MacOS
+  elseif executable('open')
+      let s:cmd = 'open'
+  else
+    s:cmd = ''
+  endif
+  function s:Open(cmd, file)
+    if empty(a:cmd) && !exists('g:netrw_browsex_viewer')
+      echoerr "No program to open this path found. See :help Open for more information."
+    else
+      Launch cmd shellescape(a:file, 1)
+    endif
+  endfunction
+  command -complete=file -nargs=1 Open call s:Open(s:cmd, <q-args>)
+endif
+
+if !exists('g:netrw_regex_url')
+  let g:netrw_regex_url = '\%(\%(http\|ftp\|irc\)s\?\|file\)://\S\{-}'
+endif
+
+" " }}}
 " Local Browsing Autocmds: {{{2
 augroup FileExplorer
  au!