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# get available name of OpenSSH
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'OpenSSH*'
Name : OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
State : Installed
Name : OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
State : NotPresent
# install OpenSSH Server
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
Path :
Online : True
RestartNeeded : False
# start sshd service
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Start-Service -Name "sshd"
# set [Automatic] for Startup
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-Service -Name "sshd" -StartupType Automatic
# verify settings
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-Service -Name "sshd" | Select-Object *
Name : sshd
RequiredServices : {}
CanPauseAndContinue : False
CanShutdown : False
CanStop : True
DisplayName : OpenSSH SSH Server
DependentServices : {}
MachineName : .
ServiceName : sshd
ServicesDependedOn : {}
ServiceHandle : SafeServiceHandle
Status : Running
ServiceType : Win32OwnProcess
StartType : Automatic
Site :
Container :
# if Windows Firewall is running, allow 22/TCP
# however, 22/TCP is generally allowed by OpenSSH installer, so it does not need to do the follows manually
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-NetFirewallRule -Name "SSH" `
-DisplayName "SSH" `
-Description "Allow SSH" `
-Profile Any `
-Direction Inbound `
-Action Allow `
-Protocol TCP `
-Program Any `
-LocalAddress Any `
-RemoteAddress Any `
-LocalPort 22 `
-RemotePort Any
Name : SSH
DisplayName : SSH
Description : Allow SSH
DisplayGroup :
Group :
Enabled : True
Profile : Any
Platform : {}
Direction : Inbound
Action : Allow
EdgeTraversalPolicy : Block
LooseSourceMapping : False
LocalOnlyMapping : False
Owner :
PrimaryStatus : OK
Status : The rule was parsed successfully from the store. (65536)
EnforcementStatus : NotApplicable
PolicyStoreSource : PersistentStore
PolicyStoreSourceType : Local
RemoteDynamicKeywordAddresses : {}
