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Have the same issue.
OpenSSH server does not remember its startup settings in Services after a Windows update
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James Rome
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I have filed 5 bug complaints about this, but have received no fixes or feedback.
In Windows 11 Developers build, I have set OpenSSH Server to start automatically. I use this to connect from my Mac. It is MUCH faster than smb.
But after every Windows update, OpenSSH is set to manual and is not started. One would think this would be an easy fix??
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Junjie Zhu - MSFT 21,566 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff2022-10-10T03:03:02.997+00:00 Hello @James Rome ,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!Currently, Microsoft Q&A supports the products listed over here: supported topics (more to be added later on).
It is recommended that you wait patiently for OpenSSH's feedback, here is the link for bug submission.Thank you.
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MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points2022-10-11T02:23:23.687+00:00 In Windows 11 Developers build
Isn't there a separate forum where you can post issues with the developer build? Is that the same as the "Insider Preview Build"? I am not familiar with those builds. Have you tried it on a "normal Win11 OS"?
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James Rome 36 Reputation points
2022-10-11T12:56:50.307+00:00 Yes, it is Insider's Build. Updates weekly.
The right place should be the Feedback app. I have filed this 5 times with no fix. -
MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points
2022-10-11T13:51:19.32+00:00 Wouldn't this forum be more appropriate?
If you rely on this pc for your business (or something other than testing new functionality in Windows), then why are you using an Insider Build version of the OS? You're essentially using a beta version, or maybe call it a pre-release version of the OS. And if each build update resets some services back to their defaults, then that would not surprise me. Why don't you use the RTM version?
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James Rome 36 Reputation points
2022-10-11T16:14:44.64+00:00 Because I need features such as subsystem for android and Linux. And it is the platform to report bugs before they are released!
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MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points
2022-10-11T16:49:09.02+00:00 Then define a scheduled task to run that Powershell script at startup to start/config the service.
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Tamas Hegedus 6 Reputation points2022-10-11T20:17:53.183+00:00 This bug is in the stable channel already, so using that wouldn't have helped.
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MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points
2022-10-11T21:47:59.753+00:00 I'm running Win11 21H2 [Version 10.0.22000.1042]. This is not an insider build. I have installed the sshd service and will monitor it's status the next time that I install any updates.
I am not familiar with the Insider program. So my initial thought is that maybe the reason that James did not get a reply to his 5 bug reports is that this is not a bug. If MS is delivering a new build, they may intentionally reset the status of services.
Is this new behavior? Did the service stay start=auto in the past or is this something new?
In any event, I do not see any tags for "insider" for posts in this forum.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/topics.html
So if this is a bug or a "feature" in the Insider program, then I don't think that posting here is the preferred place to reach the folks that need to know that they might have a bug.
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MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points
2022-10-12T00:50:04.653+00:00 My laptop just installed KB5018418. The sshd service is running and is set to start=automatic.
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MotoX80 35,831 Reputation points
2022-10-23T18:33:50.707+00:00 I updated one of my laptops to 22H2 and the sshd service was reset from automatic to manual startup.
Running the Powershell script at startup to start the service appears to be the best solution at this time.
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James Rome 36 Reputation points
2022-12-17T17:01:28.257+00:00 Microsoft answered this in the windows 11 forum (as I recall). By the person in charge. of it. He said it was a bug, but not easy to fix because it was enmeshed in many other things. He promised a fix in the next real Windows release.