// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// * support/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-windows-container-workload-issues.adoc
// * windows_containers/windows-containers-troubleshooting.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: CONCEPT
[id="accessing-windows-node_{context}"]
= Accessing a Windows node

[role="_abstract"]
Windows nodes cannot be accessed using the `oc debug node` command; the command requires running a privileged pod on the node, which is not yet supported for Windows. Instead, a Windows node can be accessed using a secure shell (SSH) or Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). An SSH bastion is required for both methods.
