1. Install Putty and related utilities
1. Set system environment variable in Windows(Control Panel\System and Security\System --> and clicking on "Advanced system settings" in the left pane. Then click on "Environment Variables") GIT_SSH=%path_to_plink.exe% (Note plink.exe goes into wherever you installed Putty)
1. Generate a ssh key using puttygen.exe (ssh2-rsa, 4096, comment=GitLab, and set a passphrase)
1. Add key to pageant.exe and the public key to your GitLab profile
1. Ensure you start a new command shell so that git recognizes the GIT_SSH value
1. Try these two commands to check connection first. This should give you a popup window that authenticates connection


1. `set Git
putty git@gitlab.com:%user%/%repo.git%`

Usage:
1. Start pagent.exe from Putty folder
1. Add key to pageant.exe