How to access Windows through ssh

This is going to be a super quick tutorial about how to access a Windows environment through ssh.

Step 1. Install cygwin, and make sure openssh and cygrunsrv packages are installed:

Step 2. Start cygwin and run ssh-host-config to configure ssh:

Step 3. Run cygrunsrv -S sshd to start sshd as a Windows service:

Step 4. Ssh into Windows using your favorite ssh client

You can even set this up for your local workstation (if it happens to be Windows). Then you can forget about cmd.exe or PowerShell and use a real shell locally. Until next time.