Windows 7 – Enable Telnet
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JunIt’s very rare that I use Telnet these days, so it took a long time for me to notice that by default it was not packaged with Windows 7. I did some research and found out that this was also true for Windows Vista. More than likely this was an attempt to make Windows more secure by default, as Telnet is very insecure and whenever you have the choice you should always use SSH. However, with that being said, you can quickly re-enable Telnet by following these steps:
- Start
- Control Panel
- Programs And Features
- Turn Windows features on or off
- Check Telnet Client
- Hit OK
After that you can start Telnet via Command Prompt.
great work. its very helpful.
Thanks !!
Thanks
Awesome thanks Bud! this was VERY helpfull as i have to telnet into modems off my Satellite HUB and windows7 just won’t do it, till now!:-)
Woha, thank you!
Thank you for this. Saved me the wasteful downloading of a 3rd party telnet client when one was there all along!
Thanks a lot.
That was most helpful. Now I don’t have to get Putty every time I have to perform some simple telnet operations.
Good stuff man. Needed this for a web applications class.
Hey thank you so much…you saved my trouble of going through various forums.Got my windows upgraded to 7 from XP recently and was in a fix that it won’t support telnet.And before i could scratch my head off, I landed at your post.
Thanks again!!
Thanks a lot! Very important for a script I was testing.
thanks a lot!!!
Thanks bro!!
Thanks for the lead. really need for cisco apps.
thx dude, it’s really helpful. I need to telnet some WiMax OSU and now i can do it with window 7 easily.
Thanks a lot
Thanks man, made my ‘over the phone’ router reconfiguration much easier!
Thanks a Lot..
Thanks!!
Thank you! How stupid is that that MS turns off telnet?
Thanks very much!
Thanks You. Your Information helps me a lot. Thanks once again
Many thanks… just upgraded (pah!) to Win 7 at work for testing our stuff (I’m a QA) and some useful stuff ahd disappeared… I use telnet a lot for cahnging defaults on some of our devices…. now where did Hyperterm go, I’m bound to have to reset one of the routers soon…..
When they take features OUT of Windows I wouldn’t be proudly putting my hand up and say
“Windows 7 – was my idea” as per current Advertising campaign
Thanks for the tips, honestly surprised as to how many OTHER features have also been disabled.
excellent, thanks
Thanx a lot,ur a life saver.
I always had to use my Laptop with XP for telnet.
Thanx
Thank you very much, it worked just as you said; excellent man!!
quick, easy, works.
I love you.
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This was useful.
Thanks!
i figure you’ve had enough praise…
TERRIBLE POST!! BOOO!! GO BACK TO PRESCHOOL!!
no but seriously, thanks. job well done.
Cheers,
Ronnie
thanks so much !!
Excellent
Thank You
Thank you for Reading TFM — and sharing with us!
Thanks dude
Thanks! for guidance.
Thanks. Now I don’t have to use putty all the times.
Thanks It worked
Muchas Gracias Sir! Very helpfull
Thanks sir.
Cheers! Worked for me
thanks..it really is a great help….
Thank u for the information
Thanks’ a lot for the post. It’s very helpful.
well done…
I have been asked a question and got the answer straight away from this web
cheers
Thanks!! Saved me a lot of time and aggravation!
Thanks.
Very helpful, thanks!
Thanks for the steps which are simple and fast.
Thanks alot.. Saves my time..