Download from https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases/

Error:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
Add-WindowsCapability : Add-WindowsCapability failed. Error code = 0x80072ee2
At line:1 char:1
+ Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-WindowsCapability], COMException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Dism.Commands.AddWindowsCapabilityCommand

Cause: Required files are not present.

Fix/Steps to install

1. Attach ISO.
2. Run powershell per below

Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0 -LimitAccess -Source Z:\LanguagesAndOptionalFeatures

# Start the sshd service
Start-Service sshd

# OPTIONAL but recommended:
Set-Service -Name sshd -StartupType 'Automatic'

Uninstall

# Uninstall the OpenSSH Client
Remove-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0

# Uninstall the OpenSSH Server
Remove-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

Configuration

Configuration file is created here

%programdata%\ssh\sshd_config

Port and IP binding

1.       Open the file and uncomment Port and provide the custom port required. 2.       Uncomment ListenAddress and provide clustered role IP. This binds the SSH to that IP.

Default directory

1.       Set ChrootDirectory to whatever default location is needed.

Authorized groups

1.       Use AllowGroups to allow whatever group needs access. By default add Administrators.

Additional configuration is not in scope of this document. Refer to man page for the list of configuration and how to setup authentication.

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references:

Get started with OpenSSH for Windows | Microsoft Learn