Activating your OpenSSH Authentication Agent in Windows 10

OpenSSH Authentication Agent

How to check to see if your OpenSSH Authentication Agent is active or disabled.

• Open your Windows 10 PowerShell (user mode)
• Type Get-Service ssh-agent in your PowerShell Terminal

You should see this if it's Active/Running:

Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running ssh-agent OpenSSH Authentication Agent

If it disabled, off or stopped and you want to turn it back on or activate it, follow the steps below.

Activate your OpenSSH Authentication Agent

• Hit the WINDOWS KEY
• Type services.msc or services it will be under Apps and press ENTER
• Scroll down and look for OpenSSH Authentication Agent

• Make sure both of those services are on Automatic

If they are not, make sure each one is set to Automatic individually.

• Right click over OpenSSH Authentication Agent

• Click on Properties

• Right click over OpenSSH SSH Server

• Click on Properties

Once you set both to Automatic:

• OpenSSH Authentication Agent
• OpenSSH SSH Server

Finally:

• Hit APPLY **and **OK
• Close all your open windows
• Reboot

I hope this helps you out! Reach out to me if you have any other questions or need help with a problem you cant solve on your own.

J