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Subject: sshd won't start
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:45:54 -0600
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After installing Cygwin openssh on Windows 11 and running 
ssh-host-config, I can't start sshd.

$ cygrunsrv -S sshd
cygrunsrv: Error starting a service: OpenService:  Win32 error 1060:
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.


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