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It’s also perfectly possible to set it up this way using your Windows 10 orWindows 11PC.

Then you’ll need to go to theRaspberry Pi downloads pageand grab a copy of the OS.

Raspberry Pi Zero

As we won’t be using it there’s no need to waste resources on it.

It’s important to see to it the blank file has no file extension to function properly.

Next, we’ll build a file containing your Wi-Fi internet credentials.

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Set up your file like the image above.

Enter the name of your Wi-Fi online grid inside thessidquotation marks and your online grid password inside thepskquotation marks.

Then save the file.

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Also, ensure you change the country to the two-letter code for your location.

Then save the file and close Notepad.

Ubuntu, for example, has it out of the box, but Debian does not.

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For this, we’ll be using PowerShell.

You also need to find out the IP address on your web connection for the Raspberry Pi.

If you’re only using one Raspberry Pi on your connection, the default command below can be used.

Raspberry Pi 3

Then take these actions.

You should now be presented with a short welcome blurb from Linux having successfully connected to the Raspberry Pi.

The prompt will also have changed from PowerShell topi@raspberrypi.

The Raspberry Pi wireless config file

The first thing to do is to change the default password from raspberry.

Assuming they match, you’ll see a confirmation message that you successfully changed the password.

This is now the password you’ll use when logging in to your Raspberry Pi over SSH.

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And that’s all you better know.

The only limit is your imagination.

SSH into the Raspberry Pi from Windows

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