To enable Telnet:
The 'WIndows way':
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Open your Control Panel then click on Uninstall or Change a Program > Turn Windows Features On or Off.
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To enable Telnet, just check the box labeled Telnet Client and Telnet Server then click on the OK button.
Windows will take a few seconds to install the Telnet feature after which you will be able to use this program on Windows.
The Command Prompt way:
At an administrative level command prompt, simply run one of the following commands:
dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient
OR
pkgmgr /iu:”TelnetClient”
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Press Start
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Search for 'CMD'
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Right click on cmd.exe and run as administrator
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Once the command prompt window has opened, type in one of the above commands and press Enter
To open a Telnet session:
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Open CMD (As shown in previous steps)
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Type telnet and press ENTER. The Telnet> prompt is displayed.