SSH from Windows using Putty is very slow

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SSH from Windows using Putty is very slow, but SCP works fast.

Chances are that X forwarding is not set up properly and you are waiting for it to time out.
In Putty, in your saved sessions properties, only check the "Enable X11 forwarding" and leave the "X display location" empty.

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