Learn how to configure and use OpenSSH client and server in Windows. This way, you can remotely manage any device that uses this protocol with added security.

Microsoft is deploying the latest client version of OpenSSH, OpenSSH 7.7, as a default in this latest Windows 10 update. The OpenSSH server is also available, but you must install it.

While there are various third-party options, Windows lacks both a native SSH client, for connecting to Linux machines, and it lacks an SSH server, to support inbound connections from Linux machines.

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the OpenSSH solution used for remote management is now a supported 'Features on Demand' addition in both Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019.

The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update adds a couple of optional features, with both client and server now available for installation (via Serve The Home).

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