Cannot clone GitHub SSH Repository: CreateProcessW failed error:193

Question

This is what I am doing and I keep getting this:

I tried:

• checking my ssh key on GitHub, generating new one
• uninstalling and installing the Git from https://git-scm.com/download/win
• uninstalling and istalling OpenSSH from Windows Apps&Features / Optional Features
• installing git via scoop, as well git-with-openssh as advised here
• changing the GIT_SSH environment variable to correct path in scoop git-with-openssh and checking it in both user and system environment variables
• googling

Notes:

• I have no problem cloning the repository via https
• When I cloned the repository via https through GitHub desktop, then changed the link in GitHub desktop to ssh it got stuck at after push
• I think I am missing something as I cannot imagine there are or there is something wrong, help please :)

Answer 1

As illustrated by git-for-windows/git issue 2380, make sure to:

• delete/unset the GIT_SSH environment variable.
  In particular, it should not reference C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe
• set your PATH in order to have C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin before C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH