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1. Set up a configuration file for your sftp connection.  Call it "config" and put it in a folder called .ssh under your user folder (eg. c:\Users\{your name}\.ssh).

   Sample file:

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   language bash
   Host sftp2aws HostName somehost.server.transfer.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com IdentityFile C:\Users\{your name}\Documents\sftpsmmstranscandsd-key User sftpaws HostKeyAlgorithms ssh-rsa Compression yes

   
   

   • Host - alias name for your connection
   • HostName - the actual destination of the sftp server
   • IdentityFile - your private key
   • User - username
   • Rest is likely optional

2. Create a script holding command(s) to actually send the file.
   Sample script:

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   put c:\yourfiletosend.txt exit

3. Open regedit.
4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU.
5. Change the value of the UseWUServer attribute to 0.
6. In a command window run the following:

net stop wuauserv && net start wuauserv

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2. To make sure that the OpenSSH features are available for install, run the following in powershell:

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   language powershell
   Get-WindowsCapability -Online | ? Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

   This should return the following:

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   language powershell
   Name : OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0 State : NotPresent Name : OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0 State : NotPresent

   Then, simply install the client and/or server features as follows:

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   language powershell
   # Install the OpenSSH Client Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0 # Install the OpenSSH Server Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

   Both should return the following output:

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   language powershell
   Path : Online : True RestartNeeded : False

   You should now be able to type ssh, sftp, scp or any other openSSH commands into your command window.

   Run the sftp command:

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   C:\>sftp -b C:\sftpScript.txt sftp2aws

   
   

3. NOTE:  You may have to add the server's identity to known_hosts (John Sewchand (Unlicensed))