Win-SSHFS and its modern successors require a "Filesystem in Userspace" (FUSE) driver to work on Windows.
If you prefer a visual interface over the command line, download SSHFS-Win Manager or Win-SSHFS-Mounter . Step 3: How to Mount Your Drive download win-sshfs
This is the actual program that handles the SSH communication. Win-SSHFS and its modern successors require a "Filesystem
This is the essential driver that provides the FUSE interface. download win-sshfs
💡 If you use SSH keys, place your id_rsa file in your local Windows directory at %USERPROFILE%/.ssh/ and use the \\sshfs.k\ prefix to authenticate without a password. Why Use Win-SSHFS? Mount Network Directories with SSHFS