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The telnet client is disabled by default in Windows 7. I would like to enable the telnet client for all Windows 7 PCs in our domain. I know how to enable it manually:

  • Start
  • Control Panel
  • Programs And Features
  • Turn Windows features on or off
  • Check Telnet Client
  • Hit OK

How can I do this for all Windows 7 PCs in the domain? All the Windows 7 PCs are in a separate OU.

Can this be enabled by a registry setting that I can apply to all Windows 7 PCs?

Can it be done by a Group Policy?

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    To whomever voted to move this to superuser, questions regarding group policy definitely belong here. Just because it is about putting some software on a client PC, doesn't mean it belongs on superuser.
    – Sam Cogan
    Mar 15, 2010 at 16:35
  • @Sam The words "Group Policy" doesn't mean that this question must be here. In that case, the words "registry setting" will mean that this must belong to SU. And as I know, one of the shortest ways solve this is using CMD and dism (not GPO or registry)...
    – Jet
    Oct 1, 2013 at 19:57

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You can do this by creating a GPO and linking it to the OU where your Windows 7 PCs are.

Create a script (e.g. \\domain.com\netlogon\enable-telnet-client.cmd) with the following command in it:

dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

Assign that script as a computer startup script in your GPO.

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You can not. GPO's dont install / uninstall windows features.

You could roll out a MSI package (software install) the shells out the proper command line to install the telnet client, though. And put that into the group policy of the appropriate OU(s).

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    You don't need an MSI package to run a simple command. Batch files still have their place in 2010. ;-)
    – ThatGraemeGuy
    Mar 15, 2010 at 15:05
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    Yeah, but you need elevated priviledges ;) Normal users may not be able to.
    – TomTom
    Mar 15, 2010 at 15:15
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    You assign it as a computer startup script, you don't ask users to run it manually.
    – ThatGraemeGuy
    Mar 15, 2010 at 15:29
  • yeah, ok - that makes sense.
    – TomTom
    Mar 15, 2010 at 15:45

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