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OpenSSH SHH server service doesn't start on Windows 11 computer

Anonymous
2025-01-26T01:01:03+00:00

I use my Windows 11 computer to connect to other computers in my home network using SSH. Recently, I noticed that SSH stopped working from those computers to my Windows computer, although I can still connect from my computer to the others. I discovered that the OpenSSH Server service on my Windows computer does not start. Each time I attempt to start it, I receive the error message: "Windows could not start the OpenSSH SSH Server service on the local machine. Error 1067" Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-01-29T07:42:40+00:00

    The OpenSSH SSH Server service on Windows 11 failing with error 1067 is usually caused by configuration or permission issues. Please try the following steps to resolve it:

    1. Verify OpenSSH Installation
      Run in PowerShell (Admin):

    Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object Name -like 'OpenSSH*'

    If missing, reinstall using:

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

    Check Configuration

    Open C:\ProgramData\ssh\sshd_config and ensure Port 22 is correctly set.

    1. Reset Service Permissions
      Run in PowerShell (Admin):

    icacls "C:\ProgramData\ssh" /grant "NT SERVICE\SSHD:(OI)(CI)F" /T

    sc.exe config sshd obj="NT AUTHORITY\LocalService" type= own

    net start sshd

    1. Regenerate SSH Host Keys

    cd C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH

    ssh-keygen -A

    net start sshd

    1. Check Logs for Errors

    Event Viewer → Windows Logs → Application → Look for sshd errors.

    Run in PowerShell (Admin):

    Get-Content "C:\ProgramData\ssh\logs\sshd.log" -Tail 50

    1. Reinstall OpenSSH (If Needed)

    Remove-WindowsCapability -Online -Name OpenSSH.Server~~~~0.0.1.0

    Restart-Computer

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

    If the issue persists, please share the error logs for further analysis.

    Best regards,

    Rosy Yuan

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-02T09:22:39+00:00

    I followed your instructions (I am not the original poster that asked this question), but when I tried reinstalling openssh, after a long time of no progress in the progress bar this poped up: Add-WindowsCapability failed. Error code = 0x8024001e. I am able to install OpenSSH.Server, but not the client, so even the server is useless

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-22T20:21:52+00:00

    I had a similar problem which was caused by manually creating the ssh-keygen files in the programdata\ssh dir...

    After deleting them and restart of sshd service they were created automatically and everything worked fine..

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