Want to use the Telnet application included with Microsoft Windows 10? You first need to enable the program. Here’s how it’s done.
Option 1 – From Control Panel
- Open “Control Panel“.
- Open “Programs“.
- Select the “Turn Windows features on or off ” option.
- Check the “Telnet Client” box.
- Click “OK“. A box will appear that says “Windows features” and “Searching for required files“.When complete, the Telnet client should be installed in Windows.
Option 2 – From Command Line
You can also install the Telnet Client by issuing a command.
- Hold down the Windows Key, then press “R“.
- The Run dialog box appears. Type:
- pkgmgr /iu:”TelnetClient”
- pkgmgr /iu:”TelnetClient”
- Select “OK” and Windows will install the Telnet client.
Brendan says
My Telent keeps crashing while I am using it. I have attempted to turn off the feature and then back on again but it did not fix the issue.
Do you know why this is happening and how I can fix it?
Wes says
hello, thanks for your information. simply wicked.
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