Introduction

SSH is one of the best ways to interface to embedded systems. PuTTY is a Windows Telnet,SSH, etc. client. This guide will discuss how to install and use PuTTY on Windows 10.

Download and Install

The main site for PuTTY is here, and the download page is here. The latest version of PuTTY is .74 as of the writing of this page. The installer for that is found here. ‘ I selected the 64-bit version.

I double-clicked the installer and followed these instructions to install it:

  1. On the first screen, I clicked ‘Next’
  2. On the second page, the default installation directory is acceptable, so I click ‘Next’
  3. On the Product Features page I added the ‘Add shortcut to PuTTY on the Desktop’ option and clicked ‘Install’
  4. A UAC prompt shows up and I allow it.
  5. The installation takes very little time and then wants me to read the README before I exit. I avoid this and click ‘Finish’