How to install OpenSSH on Windows 7

How to install OpenSSH on Windows 7

Enable SSH Command on Windows 7

Step 1 β€” Download Required Files

  1. Download OpenSSH for Windows (choose OpenSSH-Win64.zip or OpenSSH-Win32.zip)
    πŸ‘‰ https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases

  2. (Optional, for remote GUI tasks) Download PsTools
    πŸ‘‰ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pstools

Step 2 β€” Install OpenSSH

  1. Extract the downloaded OpenSSH ZIP into:

    C:\Program Files\OpenSSH

    (Make sure the folder name is exactly β€œOpenSSH”)

  2. Open PowerShell as Administrator β†’ run:

    cd "C:\Program Files\OpenSSH"
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-sshd.ps1

Step 3 β€” Add to System PATH

  1. Go to Control Panel β†’ System β†’ Advanced system settings β†’ Environment Variables

  2. Under System variables, edit Path β†’ add this line:

    C:\Program Files\OpenSSH

  3. Click OK and restart Command Prompt.

Step 4 β€” Verify SSH

Open a new Command Prompt and run:
ssh
If it shows SSH usage info β€” the installation is successful.

(Optional:)

  • Allow port 22 in Windows Firewall if running sshd server.

  • Start SSH service via Administrative Tools β†’ Services β†’ sshd.

  • Use ssh-keygen.exe inside C:\Program Files\OpenSSH to create keys if needed.

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