The software OpenSSH for Windows and the Cygwin OpenSSH Secure Shell Daemon software contain the sshd.exe file. Cygwin OpenSSH Secure Shell Daemon uses the sshd.exe file to be able to provide encrypted and secure shell all over the Internet. OpenSSH for Windows, on the other hand, is responsible for installing a little of the OpenSSH server and client utilities in the Cygwin program and does not require full Cygwin installation. Full SSH/SCP/SFTP support is present in OpenSSH for Windows. The user will expect that the SSH terminal support still has the common Windows Command prompt and the Unix/Cygwin-style paths for SCP and SFTP. The sshd.exe file allows the user to transfer information that is encrypted over the network to prevent threats from attacking the computer system. Going online makes the computer prone to security attacks and the SSH encryption technology tries to solve this problem. The sshd.exe file is part of the software that manages a system wherein SSH encryption is installed.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sshd.exe. is used by OpenSSH for Windows, If you shut down sshd.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sshd.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is OpenSSH for Windows, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed sshd.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as OpenSSH for Windows, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if sshd.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that sshd.exe, belongs to, in this case OpenSSH for Windows