How to Turn Windows Features On or Off
Windows comes with a number of “optional” features that you can turn on or off through the Windows Features dialog. Windows features like Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, IIS, Media features, .NET Framework, etc. Here’s how to turn them on or off.
1. Open Control Panel and click ‘Programs and Features’. Click the ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ link. This will open a window showing a list of all features.
2. Scroll through the list of features and groups. Features with a ‘+’ are groups and their tick enables the full group, but click on the ‘+’ to selectively enable specific components.
Be very careful! Do not enable or disable extra features without knowing what they are for. For instance, enabling Telnet or IIS services could leave your system vulnerable to remote code execution.
1. Open Control Panel and click ‘Programs and Features’. Click the ‘Turn Windows features on or off’ link. This will open a window showing a list of all features.
2. Scroll through the list of features and groups. Features with a ‘+’ are groups and their tick enables the full group, but click on the ‘+’ to selectively enable specific components.
Be very careful! Do not enable or disable extra features without knowing what they are for. For instance, enabling Telnet or IIS services could leave your system vulnerable to remote code execution.