Setup SFTP in Windows 11

Tejas Singh
2 min readMar 22, 2024
  1. Go to Settings > Apps > Optional features and click on View features. Locate “OpenSSH server” feature, select it, click Next, and then click Install.
  2. Install the Open SSH Server

3. Create an inbound rule in Firewall for port no. 22.

Click on New Rule.

Select Rule Type as TCP, Specify the port 22.

Provide any name here:

Once the inbound rule is created, click ‘Finish’, and then the record will be saved.

Restart Open SSH Server,

3. Start the Open SSH Services

4. Download and install WinSCP or FileZilla

sftp://<Ip Address>
Hostname = <Ip Address>
Username = PC username
Password = PC password

Tejas Singh is a passionate QA software engineer, where he likes to work in performance improvements in each phase of the project life cycle. His fervent commitment to quality assurance transcends mere obligation, as he approaches his work with an innate desire to elevate software systems to their highest potential. With an unwavering focus on enhancing performance, Tejas immerses himself in each phase of the project life cycle, viewing them not merely as procedural steps, but as opportunities to innovate and refine.

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