# SSH Connections now easier on Windows!

**URL:** <https://forum.remote.it/t/ssh-connections-now-easier-on-windows/433>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/ssh-connections-now-easier-on-windows/433 "2021-09-16T22:17:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac8455/32.png) [@kei](https://forum.remote.it/u/kei)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/ssh-connections-now-easier-on-windows/433/1 "2021-09-16T22:17:08Z")

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Launching SSH connections on Windows is easier! Now when you launch SSH, remote•it will automatically use Putty on launch, so your SSH window opens right away, no more faffing about with different applications.

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**Author:** ![gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://forum.remote.it/u/gary)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/ssh-connections-now-easier-on-windows/433/2 "2021-09-16T23:54:05Z")

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This does mean that you have to install PuTTY.

[https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/](https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)