Cygwin/Git error cygheap base mismatch detected

Question

I have installed two windows servers with the latest versions of cygwin and git, and am trying to clone the git repository from S1, to S2. I can successfully ssh from S2 to

Answer 1

I resolved this issue by temporarily disabling Windows Defender and trying again—see https://superuser.com/a/1047031/158243 for details.