Stop Using PuTTY

The time for using PuTTY has passed. Switch to using modern command line tools on Windows.

TL;DR

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Why do/did people use PuTTY?

• In order to login via SSH, Windows users had to install third-party tools like PuTTY.

What's wrong with PuTTY?

• The PuTTY interface was state of the art in the '90s and the user interface has not changed significantly since then.
• Modern (ca. 2010) user-interface principles do not exist - new users often struggle with the absence of these features.

What should I do instead?

• Modern Windows command line (cmd or PowerShell) ships with basic SSH functionality built-in.
• For a more modern experience, use the Windows Terminal as an interface to Windows command line.

Anything else?

• If you are a site admin or otherwise responsible for documentation, please update your help text to use the out-of-the-box SSH functionality on Windows!

About this repository

This repository contains the source code to generate the corresponding website discussing the above content.