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[Windows7]: Install telnet client on Microsoft Windows 7/8/10

 Install telnet client on Microsoft Windows 7/8/10

Apply to: Microsoft Windows 7/8/10, Microsoft Windows Server 2008/R2/2012/R2

Telnet client is not installed by default on Microsoft Windows 7/8/10.

Use this command to install telnet client:

Option 1

pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient"
C:\Users\Administrator>pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient"

C:\Users\Administrator>:: Check if telnet is installed successfully
C:\Users\Administrator>telnet mail.vnn.vn 110
+OK POP3 PROXY server ready (7.3.104) <2060F3D402D22CB53740DCD33405E0C4049B935B@hcm-cp69.vnn.vn>
quit
+OK POP3 server closing connection
Connection to host lost.

C:\Users\Administrator>


Option 2

C:\WINDOWS\system32>Dism.exe /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.0

Image Version: 10.0.14393.0

Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>