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How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7

Question

When I first try to run telnet, Windows 7 informs me that telnet is not recognized as a command:

How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7

Why?

Answer

By default, Telnet Client is not enabled in Windows 7. To enable it, you have to add the Telnet Client Windows Feature.

To do so:

Start the Control Panel and go to "Programs", "Turn Windows features on or off":

How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7

Enable "Telnet Client":

How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7

This may take a while:

How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7

Now you are able to use Telnet Client e.g. to remote control our measurement equipment:

How to enable Telnet Client in Windows 7