SSH access via Windows

  1. If you have a Windows laptop, download PuTTY client from (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html). Launch putty.exe.
Launch putty.exe
  1. Enter the IP address of your Raspberry Pi Zero in the highlighted area and click on Open.
  2. Select Yes if a prompt (like the one shown in the following screenshot) shows up to save the settings:
Select Yes
  1. Log in as pi and enter your Raspberry Pi's password:
Log in as pi
  1. You have now gained remote access of your Raspberry Pi. Try executing the commands on your desktop.
Play with the remote desktop
  1. If the PuTTY SSH session disconnects for some reason, right-click and select Restart Session.
Restart a session with a right-click