Git ssh not working on windows.

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Make sure you have putty installed on windows.

Configure Windows Environment Variable

  1. Type Environment into your Windows 10 search bar. Otherwise, open up System Properties / Advanced System Settings and find your Environment Variables.
  2. Add a new System variable
    • Variable Name: GIT_SSH
    • Variable Value: full path to plink.exe file (you may also have pageant.exe and puttygen.exe in the same folder).
      • Mine was: C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTYputty\plink.exe
      • Also note, System Variables in windows will need a restart, where as User Variables just require you to log on and off again

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