Hi, When I use 2017.12.09 version git emacs. Tramp works correctly: it promotes to ask me the passwork. When I use 2017.12.17 version (or after) git emacs, Tramp can't ask me password and hangs at waiting for feedback from remote. I look into the trace and debug buffer, and found that it send command "exec plink -l". However, "exec" is not an internal nor external command in CMD in windows, and then stopped. The trace and debug files can be found at: https://github.com/ShuguangSun/emacs-tramp-exec-bug-20171223 Best Regards, Shuguang