Enabling Telnet Client and Watching Star Wars

By default, the Telnet client is disabled on Windows systems. You can easily enable it with a one liner in PowerShell, though. Just launch a PowerShell with full Administrator privileges, then run this command:

 
PS C:\> dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient

Installing and Testing the Telnet Client in PowerShell

 
PS C:\> telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl

 


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