Installing Windows 10’s SSH Proxy and Connecting to the CMD Console

Overview

Windows 10 provides an SSH server for developers to remotely access the local CMD console using the SSH protocol. We’ll go over how you can achieve this below.

Installing the SSH Service

1. Enable Developer Mode
   Navigate to Settings -> Update and Security -> For developers. Select ‘Developer mode’ under ‘Use developer features’
   
   
   
2. Enable the SSH Proxy Service
   Run the services.msc command
   
   
   
   
3. Confirm
   
   
   
4. Firewall Settings
   To allows external connections you’ll need to allows SSH Services in your Windows Firewall. Use the Firewall.cpl command to open the Windows Firewall settings.
   Windows Firewall -> Advanced Settings
   
   

Connect Through an SSH Client