diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f1d97a5073..88fe48b8bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         -DENABLE_PROMETHEUS=ON
         -DENABLE_PYTHON_SCRIPTING=ON
         -DENABLE_ROCKSDB=ON
-        -DENABLE_SFTP=OFF
+        -DENABLE_SFTP=ON
         -DENABLE_SPLUNK=ON
         -DENABLE_SQL=ON
         -DENABLE_TEST_PROCESSORS=OFF
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         -DENABLE_PROMETHEUS=ON
         -DENABLE_PYTHON_SCRIPTING=ON
         -DENABLE_ROCKSDB=ON
-        -DENABLE_SFTP=OFF
+        -DENABLE_SFTP=ON
         -DENABLE_SMB=ON
         -DENABLE_SPLUNK=ON
         -DENABLE_SQL=ON
diff --git a/cmake/FetchLibSSH2.cmake b/cmake/FetchLibSSH2.cmake
index d4d99dec83..016b1dcd2b 100644
--- a/cmake/FetchLibSSH2.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FetchLibSSH2.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ find_package(ZLIB REQUIRED)
 
 include(FetchContent)
 
-set(PC "${Patch_EXECUTABLE}" -p1 -i "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libssh2/libssh2-CMAKE_MODULE_PATH.patch")
+if (WIN32)
+    set(PATCH_FILE_1 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libssh2/libssh2-CMAKE_MODULE_PATH.patch")
+    set(PATCH_FILE_2 "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libssh2/fix-windows-ioctl.patch")
+    set(PC ${Bash_EXECUTABLE}  -c "set -x &&\
+        (\\\"${Patch_EXECUTABLE}\\\" -p1 -R -s -f --dry-run -i \\\"${PATCH_FILE_1}\\\" || \\\"${Patch_EXECUTABLE}\\\" -p1 -N -i \\\"${PATCH_FILE_1}\\\") &&\
+        (\\\"${Patch_EXECUTABLE}\\\" -p1 -R -s -f --dry-run -i \\\"${PATCH_FILE_2}\\\" || \\\"${Patch_EXECUTABLE}\\\" -p1 -N -i \\\"${PATCH_FILE_2}\\\")")
+else()
+    set(PC "${Patch_EXECUTABLE}" -p1 -i "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/libssh2/libssh2-CMAKE_MODULE_PATH.patch")
+endif()
 
 FetchContent_Declare(
         libssh2
diff --git a/extensions/sftp/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/sftp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a285ae5147..fa06a8b04e 100644
--- a/extensions/sftp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/sftp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
+# SFTPTestServer is not implemented on Windows at the moment
+if (WIN32)
+    return()
+endif()
+
 # Java is required for SFTPTestServer, we will disable tests if we can't find it
 find_package(Java)
 find_package(Maven)
diff --git a/extensions/sftp/tests/ListSFTPTests.cpp b/extensions/sftp/tests/ListSFTPTests.cpp
index 9ac1da9fdf..3fc5506ec1 100644
--- a/extensions/sftp/tests/ListSFTPTests.cpp
+++ b/extensions/sftp/tests/ListSFTPTests.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(ListSFTPTestsFixture, "ListSFTP list non-readable dir", "[ListS
   REQUIRE(LogTestController::getInstance().contains("There are no files to list. Yielding."));
   std::filesystem::permissions(working_directory / "vfs" / "nifi_test", static_cast<std::filesystem::perms>(0755));
 }
-#endif
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(ListSFTPTestsFixture, "ListSFTP list one file writes attributes", "[ListSFTP][basic]") {
   createFileWithModificationTimeDiff("nifi_test/tstFile.ext", "Test content 1");
@@ -243,6 +242,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(ListSFTPTestsFixture, "ListSFTP list one file writes attributes
   REQUIRE(LogTestController::getInstance().contains("key:filename value:tstFile.ext"));
   REQUIRE(LogTestController::getInstance().contains("key:path value:nifi_test"));
 }
+#endif
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(ListSFTPTestsFixture, "ListSFTP list two files", "[ListSFTP][basic]") {
   createFileWithModificationTimeDiff("nifi_test/file1.ext", "Test content 1");
diff --git a/extensions/sftp/tests/PutSFTPTests.cpp b/extensions/sftp/tests/PutSFTPTests.cpp
index db33284a22..b6c925a038 100644
--- a/extensions/sftp/tests/PutSFTPTests.cpp
+++ b/extensions/sftp/tests/PutSFTPTests.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class PutSFTPTestsFixture {
     REQUIRE(expected_permissions == permissions);
   }
 
+#ifndef WIN32
   void testOwner(const std::string& relative_path, uint64_t expected_uid) const {
     const auto result_file = dst_dir / "vfs" / relative_path;
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ class PutSFTPTestsFixture {
     REQUIRE(true == utils::file::get_uid_gid(result_file, uid, gid));
     REQUIRE(expected_gid == gid);
   }
+#endif
 
  protected:
   TestController testController;
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ std::size_t directoryContentCount(const std::filesystem::path& dir) {
 }  // namespace
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP put one file", "[PutSFTP][basic]") {
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -209,8 +211,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP put one file", "[PutSFTP][basic]"
 }
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP put two files", "[PutSFTP][basic]") {
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP put two files", "[PutSFTP][basic]
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP bad password", "[PutSFTP][authentication]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Password", "badpassword");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   try {
     testController.runSession(plan, true);
@@ -237,7 +239,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP public key authentication success
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Path", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "id_rsa").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Passphrase", "privatekeypassword");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP public key authentication bad pas
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Path", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "id_rsa").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Passphrase", "badpassword");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   try {
     testController.runSession(plan, true);
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP public key authentication bad pas
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Path", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "id_rsa").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Private Key Passphrase", "badpassword");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -279,7 +281,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP host key checking success", "[Put
   plan->setProperty(put, "Host Key File", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "known_hosts").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Strict Host Key Checking", "true");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP host key checking missing strict"
   plan->setProperty(put, "Host Key File", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "known_hosts").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Strict Host Key Checking", "true");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   try {
     testController.runSession(plan, true);
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP host key checking missing non-str
   plan->setProperty(put, "Host Key File", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "known_hosts").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Strict Host Key Checking", "false");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP host key checking mismatch strict
   plan->setProperty(put, "Host Key File", (get_sftp_test_dir() / "resources" / "known_hosts_mismatch").string());
   plan->setProperty(put, "Strict Host Key Checking", "true");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "tempFile");
 
   try {
     testController.runSession(plan, true);
@@ -351,9 +353,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP host key checking mismatch strict
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution rename", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_RENAME);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -365,9 +367,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution rename", "[Pu
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution reject", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_REJECT);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -378,9 +380,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution reject", "[Pu
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution fail", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_FAIL);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -391,9 +393,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution fail", "[PutS
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution ignore", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_IGNORE);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -405,9 +407,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution ignore", "[Pu
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution replace", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_REPLACE);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -418,9 +420,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution replace", "[P
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution none", "[PutSFTP][conflict-resolution]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_NONE);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution with director
     should_predetect_failure = false;
   }
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test" / "tstFile1.ext"));
 
@@ -468,7 +470,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP conflict resolution with director
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP reject zero-byte false", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Reject Zero-Byte Files", "false");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -479,7 +481,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP reject zero-byte false", "[PutSFT
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP reject zero-byte true", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Reject Zero-Byte Files", "true");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -491,7 +493,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP reject zero-byte true", "[PutSFTP
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP set mtime", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Last Modified Time", "2065-01-24T05:20:00Z");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -504,7 +506,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP set mtime", "[PutSFTP]") {
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP set permissions", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Permissions", "0613");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -522,7 +524,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP set uid and gid", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Remote Owner", "1234");
   plan->setProperty(put, "Remote Group", "4567");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -535,7 +537,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP set uid and gid", "[PutSFTP]") {
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP disable directory creation", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Create Directory", "false");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -554,14 +556,14 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test dot rename", "[PutSFTP]") {
     should_fail = false;
   }
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   /*
    * We create the would-be dot renamed file in the target, and because we don't overwrite temporary files,
    * if we really use a dot renamed temporary file, we should fail.
    */
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/.tstFile1.ext", "");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/.tstFile1.ext", "");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -586,14 +588,14 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test temporary filename", "[PutSF
     should_fail = false;
   }
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   /*
    * We create the would-be temporary file in the target, and because we don't overwrite temporary files,
    * if we really use the temporary file, we should fail.
    */
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext.temp", "");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext.temp", "");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -609,9 +611,9 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test temporary filename", "[PutSF
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test temporary file cleanup", "[PutSFTP]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_NONE);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -631,7 +633,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test disable directory listing",
     should_list = false;
   }
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -642,8 +644,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP test disable directory listing",
 }
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP connection caching reuse", "[PutSFTP][connection-caching]") {
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -655,7 +657,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP connection caching reuse", "[PutS
 }
 
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP connection caching does not reuse bad connection", "[PutSFTP][connection-caching]") {
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
 
   /* Simulate connection failure */
   const auto port = sftp_server->getPort();
@@ -724,10 +726,10 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP connection caching reaches limit"
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SFTPTestServer>> sftp_servers;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-    std::string destination_dir = testController.createTempDirectory();
+    std::string destination_dir = testController.createTempDirectory().string();
     sftp_servers.emplace_back(std::make_unique<SFTPTestServer>(destination_dir));
     REQUIRE(true == sftp_servers.back()->start());
-    createFile(src_dir, "tstFile" + std::to_string(i) + ".ext", std::to_string(sftp_servers.back()->getPort()));
+    createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile" + std::to_string(i) + ".ext", std::to_string(sftp_servers.back()->getPort()));
 
     testController.runSession(plan, true);
     plan->reset();
@@ -747,8 +749,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP connection caching reaches limit"
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP batching two files in one batch", "[PutSFTP][batching]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Batch Size", "2");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -758,15 +760,15 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP batching two files in one batch",
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP batching two files in two batches", "[PutSFTP][batching]") {
   plan->setProperty(put, "Batch Size", "1");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
   REQUIRE(1U == directoryContentCount(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
   plan->reset();
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
   REQUIRE(2U == directoryContentCount(dst_dir / "vfs" / "nifi_test"));
@@ -777,13 +779,13 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP batching does not fail even if on
   plan->setProperty(put, "Batch Size", "3");
   plan->setProperty(put, "Conflict Resolution", minifi::processors::PutSFTP::CONFLICT_RESOLUTION_FAIL);
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile3.ext", "content 3");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile1.ext", "content 1");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile2.ext", "content 2");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile3.ext", "content 3");
 
   REQUIRE(0 == utils::file::FileUtils::create_dir(dst_dir / "vfs/nifi_test"));
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content other");
-  createFile(dst_dir / "vfs", "nifi_test/tstFile2.ext", "content other");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile1.ext", "content other");
+  createFile((dst_dir / "vfs").string(), "nifi_test/tstFile2.ext", "content other");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -798,7 +800,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP put large file", "[PutSFTP]") {
   std::string content(4 * 1024 * 1024U, '\0');
   std::generate_n(content.begin(), 4 * 1024 * 1024U, std::ref(rng));
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", content);
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", content);
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
@@ -867,7 +869,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(PutSFTPTestsFixture, "PutSFTP expression language test", "[PutS
   plan->setProperty(put, "Use Compression", "false");
   plan->setProperty(put, "Reject Zero-Byte Files", "true");
 
-  createFile(src_dir, "tstFile.ext", "some content");
+  createFile(src_dir.string(), "tstFile.ext", "some content");
 
   testController.runSession(plan, true);
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/libssh2/fix-windows-ioctl.patch b/thirdparty/libssh2/fix-windows-ioctl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c2c618411
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thirdparty/libssh2/fix-windows-ioctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
+index 212560b8..5e4fc8db 100644
+--- a/src/session.c
++++ b/src/session.c
+@@ -291,15 +291,7 @@ session_nonblock(libssh2_socket_t sockfd,   /* operate on this */
+ #define SETBLOCK 1
+ #endif
+ 
+-#if defined(HAVE_FIONBIO) && (SETBLOCK == 0)
+-    /* older unix versions and VMS*/
+-    int flags;
+-
+-    flags = nonblock;
+-    return ioctl(sockfd, FIONBIO, &flags);
+-#undef SETBLOCK
+-#define SETBLOCK 2
+-#endif
++// removed ioctl() method since it is not supported on Windows
+ 
+ #if defined(HAVE_IOCTLSOCKET) && (SETBLOCK == 0)
+     /* Windows? */