Windows Terminal and SSH - the most beautiful SSH client?

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I like to have a linux machine for some lab stuff which I can access from multiple machines prefereably over SSH. Because Windows 10 ships with an integrated SSH client and Windows Terminal looks just awesome I wanted to use Windows Terminal to access my linux machine running on Azure over SSH. Today I’d like to show you my setup.

Generate a Key Pair
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ssh-keygen
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\NicolaSuter/.ssh/id_rsa):
Created directory 'C:\Users\NicolaSuter/.ssh'.
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in C:\Users\NicolaSuter/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in C:\Users\NicolaSuter/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.

Add SSH config file
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C:\Users\%USERNAME%\.ssh\config

Host horus
Hostname horus.nicolonsky.ch
Port 22
User azureuser
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa

Test the SSH connection
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ssh horus

Windows Terminal Configuration
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Create a new GUID with Powershell and the command: (New-Guid).Guid

{
 "guid": "{67d39a21-70ff-4bdd-af09-fd68b29c1716}",
 "name": "Horus",
 "commandline": "ssh horus",
 "hidden": false,
 "icon": "https://image.flaticon.com/icons/png/512/119/119423.png"
},

Sync Windows Terminal Settings with OneDrive
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We can setup a symlink to use the Windows Terminal Config stored in OneDrive:

Shut up Surface Pro 7 fan noise!

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I recently bought a Surface Pro 7 with an Intel Core i7 and 256 GB SSD and it was a quite good deal. I’m using it primarily for my studies in computer sciences which involves lots of development with Java, Python, C, Linux and so on. Furthermore, I’m using it to write blog posts for this blog.

One thing which annoyed me since day 1 was the fan going absolutely crazy when plugged to AC power. Having only OneNote open and a couple of browser tabs and maybe teams the noise was way too loud and even heard by other participants in meetings.

On Reddit I found a hint to a setting which indeed solved my solution.

We need to adjust the “max. processor power state” setting which is not visible by default on surface devices. To show the setting add this reg key with PowerShell:

Set-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\bc5038f7-23e0-4960-96da-33abaf5935ec" -Name Attributes -Value 2

Afterwards, we can change the “max. processor power state” setting within the power settings in the control panel:

Hope this helps you as well to enjoy your Surface Pro 7 with a much quieter fan. 🐱‍💻

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Windows Terminal and SSH - the most beautiful SSH client?

Generate a Key Pair #

Add SSH config file #

Test the SSH connection #