Installation download http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe install X11 package configure /etc/ssh/sshd_config sudo grep -nri X11 /etc/ssh X11Forwarding yes X11DisplayOffset 10 Cygwin-X config make sure XWin Server shortcat contains the command below: F:\cygwin64\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; /usr/bin/startxwin -- -listen tcp" configure putty - goto Connection -> SSH -> X11 - check "Enable X11 forwarding", save putty session - fill in "X display location": localhost:0 - start putty - start from windows start menu: Cygwin-X -> XWin Server (this will create windows - .Xauthority) - close putty (won't close till closing XWin Server too!) - goto again Connection -> SSH -> X11 - fill in "X authority file for local display" with the local windows-path (e.g: F:\cygwin64\home\******.*****\.Xauthority), save putty session - close putty run it (order below is important) - start from windows start menu: Cygwin-X -> XWin Server - start putty run it (only when having throubles) - start putty - xauth list - run "xauth add" with any line from "xauth list" output (e.g. xauth add adr-desktop/unix:11 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 erhe5j56jefhere4hr4j5jrthdte4yergerher) - close putty (won't close till closing XWin Server too!) - start from windows start menu: Cygwin-X -> XWin Server - start putty