Windows 7 features telnet

United States English. Post an article. Subscribe to Article RSS. Click Sign In to add the tip, solution, correction or comment that will help other users. Report inappropriate content using these instructions. Windows 7: Enabling Telnet Client. Open Control Panel. Click Programs or Programs and features. Click Turn Windows features on or off. Check the box next to "Telnet client. Click OK. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.

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Related Articles. Article Summary. Part 1. Open the Control Panel. By default, Telnet is not installed with Windows 7. It will need to be manually activated in order for you to use it. You can do so through the Control Panel, which can be accessed from the Start menu. Open "Programs and Features" or "Programs".

The option available to you will depend on whether your Control Panel is in Icon or Category view, but they both take you to the same place. Click the "Turn Windows features on or off" link. You may be asked for the Administrator password. Find the "Telnet Client" entry.

In the list of available features, you will see an entry labeled Telnet Client. You may have to scroll down to find it. Communicates with a computer running the telnet server service.

From the telnet prompt, you can use telnet commands to manage the computer running the telnet client. You must install the telnet client software before you can run this command. For more information, see Installing telnet. To use telnet to connect to the computer running the telnet Server Service at telnet.

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