Quick Fix : Enable Telnet Client through command line

September 12, 2011 by Robert Pearman 4 Comments

I am sitting at a fresh install of Windows 7, and i needed to use telnet. I know i can enable Telnet through ‘Turn Windows Features On or Off’ but i wanted to know if i could do it through the command line.

The answer is yes i can.

From an elevated command prompt just type:

dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

It seems to complete a lot faster than the ‘Windows Features’ gui as well.

Thanks to the Bing search and this post here

Filed under General, Quick Fix, Tips & Tricks Tagged with Command Line, Features, Install, Install Telnet Client, Telnet, Windows

About Robert Pearman
Robert Pearman is a UK based Small Business Server enthusiast. He has been working within the SMB IT Industry for what feels like forever. Robert likes Piña colada and taking walks in the rain, on occasion he also enjoys writing about Small Business Technology like Windows Server Essentials or more recently writing PowerShell Scripts. If you're in trouble, and you can find him, maybe you can ask him a question.

4 Responses to Quick Fix : Enable Telnet Client through command line

Jokeo Ono says:

January 18, 2012 at 8:30 pm

This works. Thanks.

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Zaphod Beeblebrox says:

September 11, 2015 at 3:28 pm

This also works on SBS2011

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Nayan says:

October 7, 2022 at 10:13 am

do we need internet connection to install this feature in windows server 2016

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- Robert Pearman says:
  
  October 17, 2022 at 6:45 pm
  
  No, I don’t think so.
  
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