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Cannot install OpenSSH client or server optional features in Windows Server 2019

Anonymous
2022-04-12T12:36:47+00:00

Hello Experts, When I try to install the SSH Server and Client optional features in Windows Server 2019 it fails. They do not install. In the settings -> Manage Optional Features menu, it looks like they start but never complete and then show up back in the list of available features. This is only happening on one server. We have tried to reboot, and it did not fix the issue. SFC /scannow did not help, neither did the dism /cleanup-image /scanhealth command. Also tried installing using powershell with no luck. The powershell command add-windowsCapability -online -name OpenSSH.Server~~~0.0.1.0 appears to finish but then when we run get-WindowsCapability -online | where-object name -like 'OpenSSH*', the resultant State is "Not Present" for both client and server. Any ideas what may be wrong?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-04-12T14:06:30+00:00

    Thanks David, will do!

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  2. David-M 111.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2022-04-12T13:11:23+00:00

    Hi, I'm David.

    The Microsoft Community is a forum for home users.

    As your question is related to the Windows Server, I suggest that you access the link below, which will direct you to the Microsoft Q&A page.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/index....

    Microsoft Q&A has IT professionals and system admins who can best help you with this type of question.

    Best regards.

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