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Configuring OpenSSH Server on Windows using PowerShell
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OpenSSH is a popular open-source tool that allows secure remote administration of your Windows system. This guide demonstrates how to install and configure the OpenSSH Server on a Windows machine using PowerShell commands.

  1. Check if OpenSSH is already installed:

    • where ssh is used in Command Prompt (CMD) to check if OpenSSH is already installed. This command will search for the SSH executable.

  2. Check and Install OpenSSH in PowerShell:

    • In PowerShell, you can use the following commands to check if OpenSSH is available and install it if not.
    • Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*' lists the available OpenSSH capabilities.
    • Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server* installs the OpenSSH Server feature.
    • Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*' is run again to verify the installation.

  3. Start the OpenSSH Server service:

    • Start-Service sshd is used to start the OpenSSH Server service.

  4. Set OpenSSH Server service to Automatic startup:

    • Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic' sets the OpenSSH Server service to start automatically when the system boots.

  5. Stop the OpenSSH Server service (optional):

    • net stop sshd is an optional command to stop the OpenSSH Server service.

Remember to run these commands with administrative privileges.

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