Microsoft Ships OpenSSH Files

This PC > Local Disk (C:) > Windows > System32 > OpenSSH LICENSE.txt NOTICE.txt scp.exe sftp.exe ssh.exe ssh-add.exe ssh-agent.exe ssh-keygen.exe ssh-keyscan.exe ssh-pkcs11-helper.exe ssh-sk-helper.exe

A Windows File Explorer window shows OpenSSH executables inside the Windows System32 directory. The joke is that Microsoft includes OpenSSH in Windows, humorously presenting the legitimate bundled software as proof that Microsoft distributes a pirated version of it. EN: A Windows File Explorer window shows OpenSSH executables inside the Windows System32 directory. The joke is that Microsoft includes OpenSSH in Windows, humorously presenting the legitimate bundled software as proof that Microsoft distributes a pirated version of it.

• @ithueti / 15998 2025-05-19