
For several years I used PuTTY, but early this year I switched to MobaXterm Home Edition, a free SSH client for Windows, and I am more than happy. For any admin level hacks you will be required to SSH into your remote system. SSH or Secure Shell, in simple terms, provides commandline access to a remote system running SSH server.

As examples, DD-WRT router administration, ASUS router hacks, and Raspberry Pi management, all require SSH work. Linux based systems are becoming more and more common. And I am no longer using PuTTY for SSH on Windows 10 machine. I thought I was pretty happy with PuTTY as my Windows SSH client but these 10 best SSH clients made me rethink. There is an updated version of this post: 30 Best SSH Clients for Windows : Free and Paid
