OpenSSH server not available any more on latest version of Windows

Hi folks

If I'm using SSH from a remote system to access a Windows machine - seems the openssh server isn't available any more --only the client

This means I can't ssh files INTO a remote non windows system FROM a Windows machine. (It works the other way around --i.e Windows openssh is a CLIENT. I.e If I'm on a Linux NAS and I want files from Windows --no good -- if I want to send files from Windows to NAS OK.

I need the NAS system to send scripts etc to Windows for running automated backups etc --this was working perfectly until recent versions of W10.

I don't want to di it manually via SAMBA etc !!!

Anyway to install the server component any more. (This used to be in programs and applications -- optional features in the dropdown. Now only the client appears not the server).


This ius what I see now when trying to install.



I prefer using sftp for file xfers - things like filezilla etc can't connect any more with the Windows machine from Non Windows systems. I don't like using the network file browser in Windows or Samba for this stuff --dftp with encryption is nice, fast and secure.

Ms is always rabitting on about security -- why remove a nice safe secure file xfer system (SSH server).


Cheers
jimbo

I think in optional features you need to "Add a feature" and then add ssh server.

Bree said:

What version of Windows are you looking at?

OpenSSH Server is still available as an optional feature in a clean install of 2004, even in Home. The client is installed by default, the Server isn't installed but is available to install.




Edit: ...and adding it via your Powershell commands works too.

Hi there
I made a little error -- it was that I couldn't get it installed on build 330 -- kept getting installation failed with message "Check Insider settings" -- changing those to any of the options didn't help.



No problems with other builds or updating 330 to the preview release 21H1

Cheers
jimbo

I am also having the same problems. I can get openssh to install and the service exists, but continually crashes when trying to run it. I have found that if you just run sshd.exe in console it works....but not as a service.

I didn't even know that ssh was available on Windows.
I've been using ssh under Cygwin for more than a decade.
But I've recently switched to ssh on Ubuntu under WSL. Very nice. Fast and reliable.