Incorrect windows syntax & instructions fixed

[Vortun]

Some of the syntax was incorrect in the instructions regarding the path to your ssh key on windows (/ used instead of , no : after drive label)

Also corrected an error where the guide suggested to use CMD instead of PowerShell for commands that only work in PowerShell.

Why: Some of the information regarding SSH connection was incorrect on Windows.

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What's being changed (if available, include any code snippets, screenshots, or gifs): Frontslashes changed to backslashes, colon added after drive name, reference to CMD removed in section with PowerShell unique commands.

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[nguyenalex836]

@Vortun Thanks so much for opening a PR! I'll get this triaged for review ✨

[guntrip]

Hey @Vortun! Thanks for opening this ✨ I just tested this on my own Windows machine and the prompt was a mind-bending combination of both slashes 😅

Enter file in which to save the key (C:\Users\YOU/.ssh/id_ed25519):

Did you test this yourself and see /c:\Users\YOU\.ssh\id_ALGORITHM? I know Powershell supports both / and \ in paths and it would be great to verify what this actually is.

I'm curious about the first / too in your path too. Is that a typo or was that returned too?

Your other change, removing the mention of command prompt, looks great. Once we've figured this out, I'll approve and we can get this merged!

[Vortun]

You're absolutely correct @stevecat! I missed removing the slash before C: (fixed in a new commit), however I can't reproduce this random combination of slashes you're seeing? It displays only backslashes on both my windows and ubuntu machine.

Screenshot for reference:

[guntrip]

Thanks for fixing that, @Vortun! ✨

Looking around, I think my Powershell is just spectacularly misconfigured, it looks like the format you're seeing is standard.

I'll get this merged now! Thanks again for contributing to our docs! 🎉 ✨

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