ssh/.config

config

Host github.com
        User git
        Hostname github.com
        PreferredAuthentications publickey
        IdentityFile /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa

@cefect Check if you have added a SSH key on GitHub website under your profile. https://github.com/settings/keys. If so, make sure you are using the SSH URL when making the connection to origin. Should be git@github.com instead of https://github.com

Thanks @wsdookadr, keys are added:
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Thanks @LarsPeterson,
key added to profile:

not sure what you mean by 'using the SSH URL when making the connection to origin', maybe this?

note I'm only trying to get rid of the key passphrase prompt (the ssh keys are working in that I don't have to enter username and password each time... just passphrase)

@cefect

Oh whoops just read your comment again. You need to generate a new key and skip the passphrase part. Just don't enter anything. Then go through the whole process again, add to profile, etc.

thanks for that!

This sort of configuration appears to be required if you want to use PHPStorm to clone from VCS via WSL.

 ssh-add {rsa_file} 

It works.

@rohitchormale, you're genius!!!

@rohitchormale thank you!