Windows/SSHD - Revision history

Kenneth at 18:56, 11 March 2026

2026-03-11T18:56:20Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:56, 11 March 2026
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	# alternative		# alternative
	New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH Server (sshd)' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22		New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH Server (sshd)' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22

			Fix SSH Keys: (comment out these two lines at the bottom of the config file)
			<pre>
			C:\ProgramData\ssh\sshd_config
			#Match Group administrators
			# AuthorizedKeysFile __PROGRAMDATA__/ssh/administrators_authorized_keys
			</pre>

			Restart service:
			Restart-Service sshd

Kenneth at 18:31, 11 March 2026

2026-03-11T18:31:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:31, 11 March 2026
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	Get-WindowsCapability -Online \| Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'		Get-WindowsCapability -Online \| Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

	# Install the OpenSSH Client		<pre>
	Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~[[User:Kenneth\|Kenneth]] ([[User talk:Kenneth\|talk]]) 18:30, 11 March 2026 (UTC)~~0.0.1.0		# Install the OpenSSH Client
	# alternative:		Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
	Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client*		# alternative
			Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client*
			# alternative
			</pre>

	# Install the OpenSSH Server		<pre>
	Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~[[User:Kenneth\|Kenneth]] ([[User talk:Kenneth\|talk]]) 18:30, 11 March 2026 (UTC)~~0.0.1.0		# Install the OpenSSH Server
	# alternative:		Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
	Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server*		# alternative
			Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server*
			</pre>

	OR Install OpenSSH Preview/Beta Version with WinGet		OR Install OpenSSH Preview/Beta Version with WinGet

Kenneth: Created page with "== Install OpenSSH == Install the Inbox Version: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse?tabs=powershell&pivots=windows-11 # In Admin window: # Verify Admin (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator) # Verify Capabilities Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -lik..."

2026-03-11T18:30:20Z

Created page with "== Install OpenSSH == Install the Inbox Version: <ref>https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse?tabs=powershell&pivots=windows-11</ref> # In Admin window: # Verify Admin (New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator) # Verify Capabilities Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -lik..."

New page

== Install OpenSSH ==

Install the Inbox Version: <ref>https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/openssh/openssh_install_firstuse?tabs=powershell&pivots=windows-11</ref>
# In Admin window:

# Verify Admin
(New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)

# Verify Capabilities
Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

# Install the OpenSSH Client
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client[[User:Kenneth|Kenneth]] ([[User talk:Kenneth|talk]]) 18:30, 11 March 2026 (UTC)0.0.1.0
# alternative:
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client*

# Install the OpenSSH Server
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server[[User:Kenneth|Kenneth]] ([[User talk:Kenneth|talk]]) 18:30, 11 March 2026 (UTC)0.0.1.0
# alternative:
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server*

OR Install OpenSSH Preview/Beta Version with WinGet
# Preview version
winget install Microsoft.OpenSSH.Preview

# Beta version
winget install Microsoft.OpenSSH.Beta

Start the sshd service
Start-Service sshd

OPTIONAL but recommended, Set the service to start automatically:
Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType Automatic

Open firewall: (owershell)
<pre>
# Confirm the Firewall rule is configured. It should be created automatically by setup. Run the following to verify
if (!(Get-NetFirewallRule -Name "OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
Write-Output "Firewall Rule 'OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP' does not exist, creating it..."
New-NetFirewallRule -Name 'OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP' -DisplayName 'OpenSSH Server (sshd)' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22
} else {
Write-Output "Firewall rule 'OpenSSH-Server-In-TCP' has been created and exists."
}
</pre>

# alternative
New-NetFirewallRule -Name sshd -DisplayName 'OpenSSH Server (sshd)' -Enabled True -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -Action Allow -LocalPort 22