generate-ssh-key-windows.md

1. Install Putty
2. In the Windows start menu, search for and run puttygen.exe

a. Select EdDSA 
b. Click Generate 
c. Set your email in the Key Comment field 
d. Copy public key 

3. Run the following commands

CMD:

mkdir -p %userprofile%\.ssh
notepad %userprofile%\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub

Powershell:

mkdir -p $home\.ssh
notepad $home\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub

4. Paste your public key into notepad, save the file and exit
5. Optional: set a passphrase in the Key passphrase field
6. Choose Export OpenSSH key from the Conversions menu

7. Click Yes to save the file without a passphrase

8. paste the following into the File name: field of the save file dialog box and click Save

%userprofile%\.ssh\id_ed25519

9. Click the Save private key button

10. Click Yes to save the file without a passphrase

11. paste the following into the File name: field of the save file dialog box and click Save

%userprofile%\.ssh\id_ed25519.ppk

12. exit puttygen