Windows 10, sshd.exe missing

Question

According to this, OpenSSH is now part of Windows. The executable files are in C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH, and indeed I could see them on my system. However, sshd.exe is not there. Does anyone know why? Do I have to install something special to get sshd.exe?

My C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH contains only the following items:

    Directory: C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH

Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                 -------------         ------ ----
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         322560 scp.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         390144 sftp.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         882688 ssh.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         491520 ssh-add.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         384512 ssh-agent.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         637952 ssh-keygen.exe
-a---          19/03/2019    06:21         530432 ssh-keyscan.exe

Answer 1

According to this, OpenSSH is now part of Windows.

The OpenSSH Client and OpenSSH Server are both optional Windows Features. Only the OpenSSH Client is installed by default. Based on the contents of the installation directory you do indeed have the OpenSSH Client installed.

However, sshd.exe is not there. Does anyone know why?

sshd.exe is the actual OpenSSH Server daemon. You do not currently have the OpenSSH Server installed.

Do I have to install something special to get sshd.exe?

Yes; You need to install the OpenSSH Server. OpenSSH Server is available as an Optional Feature on Windows 10 version 1803+. To install OpenSSH Server, from Manage optional features -> Add a feature, select OpenSSH Server to install: