SSH: My Pi 3 model B+ has no Configuration or Preferences menu that I can find.

[AlexanderBB]

I have instructions e.g.
Launch Raspberry Pi Configuration from the Preferences menu. Navigate to the Interfaces tab. Select Enabled next to SSH. Click OK.

My Pi 3 model B+ has no Configuration or Preferences menu that I can find.
Can someone please tell me where it is?
Thanks

[rpdom]

If you are running a Raspbian Desktop, click on the Raspberry at the top left of the screen, then go down to Preferences and you will see the Raspberry Pi Configuration option appear in a list of other options.

[HawaiianPi]

If you are running Raspbian Lite then you use the command sudo raspi-config to run the configuration.

However, you can enable SSH before you even boot the card by creating a file named ssh (or ssh.txt) on the small FAT32 "boot" partition of a Raspbian imaged card. The shh file can be empty, the contents don't matter.

You can also automatically connect to your WiFi network by creating another file named wpa_supplicant.conf on that same partition. If you are using an Ethernet cable, you can skip the wpa_supplicant.conf file. The wpa_supplicant.conf file should contain the following.

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ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
country=GB

network={
	ssid="WiFi SSID"
	psk="WPA/WPA2 passphrase"
}

Edit country=, ssid= and psk= with your information and save the file.
Use a pure text editor (not a word processor) to create wpa_supplicant.conf.

When Raspbian finds the ssh file it will enable SSH logins and delete the file. When it find a wpa_supplicant.conf file it will move it its correct location and connect to your wireless network.

This is how you can boot and connect to a completely headless Raspberry Pi.