Install-WindowsFeature

Installs an optional Windows component/feature.

Syntax

Install-WindowsFeature -Name <String[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Install-WindowsFeature [-Iis] [-IisHttpRedirection] [-Msmq] [-MsmqHttpSupport] [-MsmqActiveDirectoryIntegration] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This function will install Windows features. Note that the name of these features can differ between different versions of Windows. Use Get-WindowsFeature to get the list of features on your operating system.

This function is not available on Windows 8/2012.

Related Commands

Parameters

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
Name	String[]	The components to enable/install. Feature names are case-sensitive.	true	false
Iis	SwitchParameter	Installs IIS.	false	false	False
IisHttpRedirection	SwitchParameter	Installs IIS's HTTP redirection feature.	false	false	False
Msmq	SwitchParameter	Installs MSMQ.	false	false	False
MsmqHttpSupport	SwitchParameter	Installs MSMQ HTTP support.	false	false	False
MsmqActiveDirectoryIntegration	SwitchParameter	Installs MSMQ Active Directory Integration.	false	false	False
WhatIf	SwitchParameter		false	false
Confirm	SwitchParameter		false	false
CommonParameters		This cmdlet supports common parameters. For more information type `Get-Help about_CommonParameters`.

EXAMPLE 1

Install-WindowsFeature -Name TelnetClient

Installs Telnet.

EXAMPLE 2

Install-WindowsFeature -Name TelnetClient,TFTP

Installs Telnet and TFTP

EXAMPLE 3

Install-WindowsFeature -Iis

Installs IIS.