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Install OpenSSH via PowerShell

If you see the following error when running ssh <username>@<hostname>.local or ssh <username>@<IP>:

ssh: The term 'ssh' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

It means your Windows system does not have OpenSSH installed. Follow the steps below to install it manually.

Open the Windows Start Menu, type powershell, right-click Windows PowerShell, and select Run as administrator.

Install the OpenSSH Client:

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0

After installation, you should see output similar to:

Path          :
Online        : True
RestartNeeded : False

Verify the installation:

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

If OpenSSH is installed, the output will include:
```
Name  : OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
State : Installed
Name  : OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0
State : NotPresent
```
Warning

If Installed does not appear, your Windows system may be too old. In this case, we recommend using a third-party SSH tool. See: PuTTY
Close PowerShell, reopen it (no need to run as administrator this time), and use the ssh command to log in:
```
ssh <username>@<hostname>.local
```