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Credits: https://interworks.com/blog/2021/09/15/setting-up-ssh-agent-in-windows-for-passwordless-git-authentication/ and https://snowdrift.tech/cli/ssh/git/tutorials/2019/01/31/using-ssh-agent-git-windows.html

Use an elavated PowerShell windows and run the following commands.

To start the ssh-agent automatically

Get-Service ssh-agent | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic -PassThru | Start-Service

Set GIT_SSH environment variable

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("GIT_SSH", "$((Get-Command ssh).Source)", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)

Add ssh keys to agent

ssh-add <path>
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