You should not use the Open SSH client that comes with Git for Windows. Instead, Windows 10 has its own implementation of Open SSH that is integrated with the system. To achieve this:
- Start the
ssh-agent
from Windows Services:
- Type
Services
in theStart Menu
orWin+R
and then typeservices.msc
to launch the Services window; - Find the
OpenSSH Authentication Agent
in the list and double click on it; - In the
OpenSSH Authentication Agent Properties
window that appears, chooseAutomatic
from theStartup type:
dropdown and clickStart
fromService status:
. Make sure it now saysService status: Running
.
-
Configure Git to use the Windows 10 implementation of OpenSSH by issuing the following command in Powershell:
git config --global core.sshCommand C:/Windows/System32/OpenSSH/ssh.exe
; -
Configure SSH to automatically add the keys to the agent on startup by editing the
config
file found atC:\Users\%YOUR_USERNAME%\.ssh\config
, and add the following lines: