Installing PuTTY on Windows
Overview
This tutorial demonstrates the installation of PuTTY, an SSH client, on Windows 10.
Audience
This tutorial is geared toward:
- Windows 10 users comfortable installing software
- Users wishing to establish an SSH connection to a remote server
Tutorial
- Download and run the latest version of the PuTTY installer (a
.msi
file). If you are uncertain, you probably want the 64-bit version.
- Click Next.
- Accept the default path and click Next.
- Select Add shortcut to PuTTY on the Desktop and select Will be installed on local hard drive.
- Click Install.
- Click Finish.
- On your desktop, double-click on the PuTTY icon to launch the program.
You are now ready to establish an SSH connection to a remote server.