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Windows_OpenSSH_Install.ps1
choco install openssh
cd "C:\Program Files\OpenSSH-Win64"
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File install-sshd.ps1
.\ssh-keygen.exe -A
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass '.\FixHostFilePermissions.ps1 -Confirm:$false'
Set-Service sshd -StartupType Automatic
Set-Service ssh-agent -StartupType Automatic
Start-Service ssh-agent
Start-Service sshd
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JeremyNevill commented Dec 14, 2017

This badboy installs openssh on windows (works on 2012r2 and 2016 at least) and configures it to run as a service.

You can then ssh youruser@yourserver.ip to ssh onto the windows box.

Handy for creating things like ssh tunnels between machines.

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