The 'Secure Shell' protocol provides access to your Ubuntu Appliance and uses cryptographic keys to authenticate you to the device. You will need SSH software and keys.

Some versions of Windows 10 include an SSH client already, but if yours does not or you're unsure, follow these steps to install one.

1. OpenSSH client is an installable feature of Windows 10.

   To install OpenSSH, start Settings then go to Apps > Apps and Features > Manage Optional Features.

2. Scan this list to see if OpenSSH client is already installed. If not, at the top of the page select Add a feature, then, to install the OpenSSH client, locate OpenSSH Client and click Install

   Once the installation completes, return to Apps > Apps and Features > Manage Optional Features and you should see the OpenSSH component(s) listed.

To install OpenSSH using PowerShell, first launch PowerShell as an Administrator. To make sure that the OpenSSH features are available for install type the command:

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

This should return:

Name  : OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0
State : NotPresent

Then, install the client features:

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Client~~~~0.0.1.0

Both commands should return:

Path          :
Online        : True
RestartNeeded : False