How to use telnet cmd windows 10 full#
However, if you insist on being able to start it from the command line, you have two options:Īt the command line, type the full path, i.e.
Instead, you could easily create a shortcut to it (now that you have found it), place that shortcut on your desktop and start it by double-clicking the shortcut in the future. To be honest, I wouldn't be that keen on starting telnet from the command line. If you don't know what that means, there are several starting points to learn about it, for example here. I suspect that your problem is caused by its parent directory not being in the path. Your edit proves that telnet itself works correctly. I followed Binarus' help and typed in dir c:\windows\system32\telnet.exe and am getting file not found. And if I type "start path/telnet.exe" I also get the same error message.Įdit 2: I added system32 to the path variable, but typing "start path/telnet.exe" just gives the error message that it couldn't locate it.Įdit 3: it seems that cmd is not even recognizing the existence of telnet.exe.
However, when I type in the path in cmd I am getting the same error message. However, even after typing telnet into cmd, I got the same error message.Įdit: I located telnet.exe in the System32 folder and if I run it from file explorer directly it works fine. I typed in "dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient" and it said something like installation complete. However, when I launched cmd and typed telnet, I received the error message "telnet could not be recognized as an internal or external command." I also tried this with an admin-powered cmd and got the same error.Īfter a bit more of searching, I found a command that should enable telnet. I followed the instructions and went through control panel and enabled Telnet Client using an admin password. I have a windows 10 laptop (it's pretty old, but I don't think that should be a problem).