Всем привет! Сегодня мы поговорим про включение и отключение компонентов в системе. Мы посмотрим, как их открыть в любой из существующих версий Windows (10, 11, 7 или 8). Я расскажу вам, как установить или наоборот выключить дополнительные пакеты, которые система использует для работы с определенными программами или протоколами.
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- Способ 1: Панель управления
- Способ 2: Параметры Windows 10
- Способ 3: Параметры Windows 11
- Способ 4: Командная строка
- Задать вопрос автору статьи
Способ 1: Панель управления
Давайте посмотрим, как же нам открыть раздел Windows Features на любой версии Windows (10, 11, 8, 8.1, 7, XP и т.д.). Для этого мы можем воспользоваться «Панелью управления». Хорошо, что её пока не выпилили на свежих версиях «Окон».
ВНИМАНИЕ! Еще один важный момент – через «Панель управления» можно включить и отключить компоненты, которые уже установлены в системе. Если же вам нужно установить какие-то компоненты, которых еще нет в ОС, то используем вариант с использованием параметров системы (две следующие главы).
- Одновременно зажимаем клавиши:
+ R
- Теперь открываем пункт:
appwiz.cpl
- Слева выберите ту же ссылку, как на картинке ниже.
- Теперь включаем или отключаем нужные компоненты и жмем «ОК». Если вас попросят перезапустить систему – сделайте это, чтобы изменения вступили в силу.
Открыть и установить компоненты в Windows 10 можно через стандартное меню системы.
- Откройте «Пуск» и зайдите в «Параметры».
- Среди всего многообразия найдите раздел «Приложения».
- В правой области окошка найдите ссылку «Дополнительные параметры».
- Если вам нужно добавить пакет, в самом верху нажмите по значку плюсика.
- Выделяем нужный и жмем по кнопке установки. Вы также можете воспользоваться строкой поиска. Компонент будет загружен с сервера и установлен к вам на компьютер.
- Если же вам нужно наоборот удалить пакет – просто выберите его из списка ниже, кликните по нему левой кнопкой мыши и выберите команду «Удалить».
Способ 3: Параметры Windows 11
- Чтобы быстро открыть параметры системы одновременно зажмите две клавиши:
+ I
- В левом блоке выберите раздел «Приложения».
- Далее справа находим пункт «Дополнительные компоненты».
- Внизу вы увидите список уже установленных пакетов, если вам нужно что-то выключить, находим нужный, выделяем и деактивируем. Если же вам нужно что-то установить – в самом верху нажмите по кнопке «Посмотреть функции».
- Все аналогично как и в десятой версии «Окон», находим нужный компонент, выделяем и жмем «Далее». После этого устанавливаем к себе в операционную систему.
Способ 4: Командная строка
Инсталлировать дополнительный пакет можно с помощью консоли. Для этого запускаем командную строку с правами администратора. Сначала нам нужно узнать список всех доступных компонентов. Также вы увидите, что уже установлено. Вводим:
Dism /online /Get-Features
Как только вы нашли нужный пакет, используем команду установки:
Dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:ИМЯ_КОМПОНЕНТА /All
После этого он будет установлен. Напомню, что таким же образом можно использовать команды для скриптов, которые запускаются из-под Windows. На этом все, дорогие друзья портала WiFiGiD.RU. Если что-то осталось неясным – пишите в комментариях.
The Windows operating system offers several additional features that most of us may not need. But they are there if you need them! In this post, we will see how to Turn Windows features On or Off via the Control Panel, and how to add, remove or manage some Optional Features using Windows 11/10 Settings. PowerShell and Command Prompt methods have also been discussed here.
While the default installation is good for most of us, there may be some features that IT Pro’s, System Administrators or Developers may need. Windows allows you to install and activate such features. You can turn some features on or off using the Control Panel, or you may need to use the Settings app in Windows 11/10 if you need to add some optional features.
What are Optional features?
As the name implies, Windows Optional features are the features that may or may not be required by Windows users. Windows OS has an option to add or remove these features. We have already explained the process to manage Optional features in Windows 11/10 in this article.
How do I add or remove Windows features?
The option to add or remove Windows features is available in the Control Panel or Windows Settings. We have described the process to install Windows features on Windows 11/10 computers above in this post. You can do it in 5 ways.
1] Turn Windows features On or Off using Control Panel
The steps to turn Windows features on or off via Control Panel are the same for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 computers. Hence, it does not matter whether you are a Windows 11 or Windows 10 user, the procedure that we have explained below implies to both of these operating systems.
From the Start Menu, open the Control Panel and click on the Programs and Features applet.
Here on the left side, you will see a link – Turn Windows features on or off. Click on it to open the following panel.
Here you will see the features that are available to you. You may expand a feature by clicking on the ‘+’ sign and select only those features you want to enable. Once you select the feature you want to turn on or deselect one which you want to turn off, click on OK. Windows will start applying the changes and ask you to restart your computer if need be.
On a Windows Pro PC, you will see the following features that you can enable or disable at will.
- .NET Framework 3.5
- .NET Framework 4.6 Advanced Services
- Active Directory Lightweight Services
- Containers
- Data Center Bridging
- Device Lockdown
- Hyper-V
- Internet Explorer 11
- Internet Information Services
- Internet Information Services Hostable Web Core
- Legacy Components like DirectPlay
- Media Features
- Microsoft Message Que Server
- Microsoft Print to PDF
- MultiPoint Connector
- Print and Document Services
- RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit
- Remote Differential Compression API Support
- RIP Listener
- Services for NFS
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- Simple TCPIP services
- SMB 1.0/CIFS Sharing Support
- SMB Direct
- Telnet Client
- TFTP Client
- Windows Identity Foundation 3.5
- Windows PowerShell 2.0
- Windows Process Activation Service
- Windows Subsystem for Linux
- Windows TIFF IFilter
- Work Folders Client
- XPS Services
- XPS Viewer.
See this post if your Turn Windows Features on or off is blank or empty.
2] Manage Optional features via Windows Settings
Windows 11
Windows 11 users have to go through the procedure explained below to manage optional features via Settings.
- Launch Windows 11 Settings app.
- Go to “Apps > Optional features.”
- Install or Optional features as per your requirements.
Let’s discuss these steps in detail.
1] Press Win + I keys to launch the Settings app.
2] In the Settings app, select Apps from the left pane. Now, click on the Optional features tab on the right side.
3] After that, Windows will show you a list of all the optional features installed on your system. If you do not want any of these features, you can uninstall them. For this, click on the down arrow next to the feature that you want to remove and then click on the Uninstall button. Don’t worry you can install the uninstalled feature anytime via the Add an optional feature option.
You have to wait till Windows uninstalls that feature.
4] Now, let’s see how you can install an Optional feature in Windows 11. Microsoft has made some features optional in Windows operating system, as they may or may not be required by the users. Notepad and Wordpad are among the optional features in Windows 11/10. This is the reason why some users have found Notepad or Wordpad missing from their computers.
To install an Optional feature in Windows 11, launch the Settings app and go to “Apps > Optional features.” Now, click on the View features button on the top right side. After that, Windows will show you the list of all the available features that are available for installation on your computer. Now, select a feature from the list and click Next. After that, click Install.
You can also view Optional feature history by clicking on the View history button.
Windows 10
Windows 10 lets you add, remove or manage optional features via its Settings. To access this part, from the WinX Menu, open Settings > System and select Apps & features from the left side.
Clicking on the Manage optional features link will open the following box for you.
To remove an app or a feature, select the feature and click on the Uninstall button.
To add a feature, click on the “+ Add a feature” link as shown above. The following window will open.
Here you can select the feature and click on the Install button.
Clicking on the See optional feature history will open the following panel, where you will be able to see a history of all the optional features that you added or removed.
In this way, you can install Graphics Tools, Windows Developer Mode, Fonts and several other optional features like it.
3] Enable or Disable Optional Windows Features using Powershell
Windows Powershell is indeed a very powerful tool. You can do a lot of things with this command line too. While using this, we will first populate the list of available features, then we will be downloading the desired feature, and finally, we will be talking about enabling and disabling that feature.
So first, to populate the list of features, enter this command,
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online
After that, in order to install any feature from the list of features, enter this command:
Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName *Type feature name*
Then, to enable any downloaded feature, enter this command,
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName “Type feature name” -all
Finally, to disable any enabled feature, enter this command,
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName “Type feature name”
4] Turn On or Off Optional Windows Features using Command Prompt
Start by pressing WINKEY + X button combo or right-click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt (Admin) or just search for cmd in the Cortana search box, right click on the Command Prompt icon and click on Run as Administrator. Click on Yes for the UAC or User Account Control prompt that you get.
Now, type in the following command to populate the list of available features:
DISM /online /get-features /format:table | more
All you need to do now is copy the name of the feature that you need to enable.
Now, to enable the feature, enter the following command:
DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:[Enter the name of the feature here] -All
Now, to disable any feature that is enabled on your computer, you need to follow some separate steps.
First, you need to check what all features are enabled. To populate a list of enabled features, enter this command,
DISM /online /get-features /format:table | find “Enabled" | more
Now, to disable the Enabled feature, enter this command,
DISM /online /disable-feature /featurename:[Enter the name of the feature here] -All
As a bonus, if you wish to check information in detail about a specific feature, enter this command,
DISM /online /get-featureinfo/featurename:[Enter the name of the feature here]
5] Enable or Disable Optional Windows Features using an external installation source
You can also fetch the latest features from an updated offline source.
This source can be an ISO or any other type of image or just a folder.
For that, all you need to do is decide if you want to use the Command Prompt or Windows Powershell.
If you are using the Command Prompt, enter this command,
Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:< /All /Source:<Enter the path of the feature here>
And if you tend to use Windows Powershell command line, you can do it too. Just enter this command,
Install-WindowsFeature –Source “<Enter the path of the feature here>”
To get the latest features, you need to get the latest version of the image of the operating system that you are trying to install the feature from.
I hope this helps!
Related: Turn Windows features on or off stuck on Please wait.
Contents:
Turn Windows Features on or off Blank Overview
Why is Windows Features Box Empty?
How Do I Fix Windows Features on or off Blank?
Turn Windows Features on or off Blank Overview:
As users reported, upon going to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off, after seconds, you just find this Windows Features window presents an empty dialog box. Or some of you get stuck at Windows 10 turn features on or off please wait.
Normally, in this dialog, you are able to enable or disable some optional features as below like .Net Framework service, Hyper-V, Media Features, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft Paint to PDF, etc. Now you can only see a blank or empty dialog.
In order to recover the black Windows features, there is much need for you to move on.
Why is Windows Features Box Empty?
Like what has been discussed before, these features are optional features for games, Internet Explorer service, Internet Information Services (IIS), and some system components, which entails certain Windows-based files.
Based on this fact, while turn on or off Windows features is black or doesn’t appear at all, it implies that some files on your PC may be corrupted or missing. Here with deep research, this blank Windows feature is caused by the corruption in the file in C:\Windows\Servicing\Packages. Or some related service and Windows update are also to blame, such as Windows Module Installer.
How Do I Fix Windows Features on or off Blank?
You need to troubleshoot this problem from different perspectives. Here follow the ways below one by one until turn on or off Windows features list loads and comes up on Windows 10, 8, 7.
Solutions:
1: Fix Turn Windows Features on or off dialog Blank or Empty Automatically
2: Run System File Checker and DISM
3: Delete StoreDirty Value
4: Change Windows Module Installer Service Settings
5: Create a New User Account
6: Use System Update Readiness Tool
Solution 1: Fix Turn Windows Features on or off dialog Blank or Empty Automatically
First off, to save your time, it is worth a shot to use the professional and reliable tool – Advanced System Care to fix Windows features not working automatically. It has been proved useful to take advantage of ASC to resolve Windows Features on or off blank error.
1. Download, install and run Advanced SystemCare.
2. Under Toolbox, and then hit WinFix. ASC will immediately install this toolbox for you automatically.
3. In IObit Win Fix, locate Advanced Fix > Security > Fix ‘Turn Windows Features on or off’ dialog box is blank or empty > Fix.
Upon Advanced SystemCare finished its fixing, check if Windows Feature list will appear now.
Solution 2: Run System File Checker and DISM
Or, you can also make use of the system embedded tools to detect what files are corrupted, causing Windows features not to turn on or off.
Perform SFC:
Use System File Checker to figure out and then fix problematic files.
1. Search Command Prompt in the search box and then right click the result to Run as administrator.
2. In CMD Command-line, input sfc/scannow and then hit Enter to run SFC.
If needed, restart your PC and you can see Windows 10 has corrected the corrupted files. After that, try to turn on or off Windows features to see if it loads properly.
Run DISM:
You can also use Deployment Imaging Servicing Management to repair the erroneous Windows images, which is rather foolproof and useful in dealing with this issue.
In Command Prompt with administrative privileges, run the commands below one by one.
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Whatever error it detects out, manage to fix it as soon as possible. You will notice turn on Windows feature on or off gone has been recovered.
Solution 3: Delete StoreDirty Value
Especially for users who hit upon turn on or off Windows features blank on Windows 8, you would better get rid of this StoreDirty value. This registry value may be the culprit for your missing Windows feature list.
In Command Prompt with an administrator account, copy and paste the following command and then press the Enter key to remove the problematic StoreDirty value.
reg delete HKLM\COMPONENTS /v StoreDirty
You can restart your PC to take effect if possible. After logging on again, go to control panel to turn Windows features on or off. This time you may find the Windows Feature window elevated and all the optional features are showing up.
Solution 4: Change Windows Module Installer Service Settings
This Windows Module installer is in charge of enabling the installation, modification, and removal of Windows updates and optional components. Therefore, if you carelessly disabled this service, it is likely that turn Windows features on or off is blank on Windows 7, 8, and 10. You need to start it automatically.
1. Type in Services in the search box and then hit Enter.
2. In Services, scroll down to find out Windows Module Installer and right click it to open its Properties.
3. Under Startup type, set Windows Module Installer startup type as Automatic and Service status Start.
4. Click Apply and OK to save changes.
With this critical service enabled, there is a high probability that Windows 10 optional features blank won’t come to you.
Solution 5: Create a New User Account
In case any account corruption resulting in turn Windows features on or off not loading on Windows 10, 8, 7, you are supposed to create a new user account and then sign in again.
For some clients, the new account will not bring forth optional features empty to your PC.
Solution 6: Use System Update Readiness Tool
For some users, perhaps SFC failed to fix the file issue so as to make the Windows feature not load so far. Here the System Update Readiness Tool from Microsoft may be helpful as it will regain the corrupted file in C:\Windows\Servicing\Packages.
1. Navigate to Microsoft Support.
2. Scroll down to Download the right System Update Readiness Tool fit for your system like Windows 7 32 bit.
3. Hit Open or Run to directly install this Microsoft tool.
4. In the popup of Windows Update Standalone Installer, hit Yes.
5. Then this tool will Download and Install Updates with the files necessary for optional features.
Open Windows Features window and check if Turn on or off Windows features will load correctly.
All in all, all the solutions in this post are powerful in fixing turn Windows features on or off blank or empty on Windows 7, 8, 10. Be patient to deal with Windows features gone effectively.
Over 30 optional features available in Windows 10
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- Windows 10 comes with a set of hidden optional features.
- They can be manually toggled on and off.
- We will show you how to do this in our article.
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Windows 10 is a great operating system, but it also comes with several hidden features that you might not know about.
All these features are listed in the Turn Windows features on or off section, and in today’s article, we’ll show you how you can enable or disable them.
How do I turn on or off optional Windows features?
You can easily configure optional Windows features from the Control Panel. From there, you can manually select which features you want to turn on or off.
1. Press the Windows key and type control panel in the search box.
2. Click on the first result to open Control Panel.
3. Navigate to Programs.
4. Now select Turn Windows features on or off.
5. A list of features will now appear.
6. Check the feature you want to install or uncheck the one you want to remove and click OK.
7. Restart your PC in order to apply the changes.
If you want to access this feature quickly, you can use the following method:
- Press Windows Key + R to open the Run window.
- Now enter optionalfeatures and press Enter or click OK.
Want to unlock secret Windows 10 features? Here’s how to do it like a pro!
What features are available to be installed?
There are about 30+ optional features available to be installed, but we’re going to focus on several most important ones.
- .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) and .NET Framework 4.6 Advanced Services – These two features are required in order to run applications created using the .NET Framework 3.5 or 4.6.
- Hyper-V – Microsoft’s virtualization technology that lets you run virtual machines on your PC without third-party software.
- Internet Explorer 11 – If you still need to use Internet Explorer on your PC, you should know it’s still available on Windows 10.
- Media Features – This includes Windows Media Player and other multimedia components.
- Microsoft Print to PDF – A feature that lets you “print” your documents straight to PDF files instead of an actual printer.
- Windows PowerShell 2.0 – Command Line interface similar to the Command Prompt, but more advanced.
- Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta) – This feature gives you access to the Ubuntu command line and it allows you to use the same commands you’d use on a Linux system.
These are some of the most notable features that you can enable/disable, but there are a lot more available.
There you go, a quick and easy guide on how to use Turn Windows Features on or off on your PC.
As you can see, most of the features available here are made for advanced users, and you most likely won’t have to enable or disable them on your own anytime soon.
We hope you found this article informative and that you now have a better understanding of optional Windows Features.
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On Windows 11, you can add or remove many «optional features» to extend your computer’s functionalities. For example, you can configure features such as Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Sandbox, Microsoft Defender Application Guard, Hyper-V, Windows Hello Face, Windows Developer Mode, Print Management, and many more.
Some of these features can be enabled directly from the «Windows Features» page since the components are available on every installation, and others, you can only download through the Settings app since they are not part of the default setup.
Also, a lot of these features are advanced and won’t apply to most users, as turning them on can potentially make the system vulnerable or cause performance issues if not configured correctly. However, they can make Windows 11 even more capable in the right situation.
In this Windows 11 guide, you will learn the different ways you add and remove optional features on your computer.
- How to manage optional features via Settings
- How to manage optional features via Control Panel
How to manage optional features via Settings
On Windows 11, the Settings app lets you install additional features to extend the system’s functionalities. You will need an internet connection to download these features since the components are not stored in the default installation.
Add optional features
To download and install optional features through the Settings app, use these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Click on Apps.
- Click the Optional features page on the right side.
- Click the View features button for the «Add an optional feature» setting.
- Select the feature to install on Windows 11.Quick tip: Click the down-arrow button to see more details about the feature. You can select multiple features at one time.
- Click the Next button.
- Click the Install button.
Once you complete the steps, the feature will install without restarting the computer (in most cases).
Remove optional features
To remove features from the «Optional features» settings, use these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Click on Apps.
- Click the Optional features page on the right side.
- Under the «Installed features» section, select the feature to remove and click the Uninstall button.
After you complete the steps, the feature will be removed from the installation.
How to manage optional features via Control Panel
The features available through the «Windows features» interface can also help you to extend the functionality of Windows 11. However, since these components come on every setup, you don’t need an internet connection to enable them.
Add optional features
To turn on Windows features, use these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Click on Apps.
- Click the Optional features page on the right side.
- Under the «Related settings» section, click the More Windows features setting.
- Check the Windows 11 feature to install.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Restart button.
Once you complete the steps, the computer will restart to finish applying the feature.
On Windows 11, you can add a number of optional features, depending on your edition, since the Pro edition has more advanced components than the Home edition.
Here are the Windows features you can turn on or off on Windows 11 Pro:
- .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0): Runs app built using Microsoft .NET software framework version 3.5 or older. You can safely enable this older support, but usually, it’ll enable on demand when needed.
- .NET Framework 4.8 Advanced Services: Required for apps built with version 4.8 of the framework.
- Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services: Adds Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) support for directory-enabled apps. This is an alternative to Windows Active Directory. Typically, you’ll have to turn on this feature in specific corporate network scenarios.
- Containers: Provides services and tools to create and manage Windows Server Containers and Hyper-V containers.
- Data Center Bridging: This is an IEEE standard that enables converged fabrics in a data center, where network, storage, clustering, and traffic managements share the same Ethernet network infrastructure. Data center bridging is only useful in corporate networks.
- Device Lockdown: Adds services and tools for a more controlled experience, such as when setting up a kiosk or temporary workstation.
- Guarded Host: Creates an environment to provide stronger protection for virtual machines to prevent tampering and theft by malicious individuals and malware.
- Hyper-V: Virtualization component to create and manage virtual machines on Windows 11.
- Internet Information Services: It’s known as «IIS,» and it’s a service that allows to set up an FTP server or a server to host websites with management services.
- Internet Information Services Hostable Web Core: Creates an environment to host apps on the web.
- Legacy Components: Adds support for old components, including DirectPlay, a feature formerly part of DirectX.
- Media Features: Allows you to add or remove the classic Windows Media Player app. This option is also part of the «Optional features» settings page.
- Microsoft Defender Application Guard: Creates up an isolated virtualized environment to test apps and browse untrusted sites to prevent old and newly emerging attacks on the physical machine.
- Microsoft Message Queue (MSMO) Server: Enables apps to run correctly on unreliable networks by queuing messages instead of sending them as they’re generated.
- Microsoft Print to PDF: Allows printing to a PDF file instead of a physical printer.
- Microsoft XPS Document Writer: This is an old Microsoft feature similar to PDF. You can still print documents to XPS, but PDF is a format that’s more widely supported.
- MultiPoint Connector: Allows you to monitor and manage a computer using MultiPoint Manager and MultiPoint Manager Dashboard applications.
- Print and Document Services: Adds printing services to Windows 11, including scan, fax, and network printing.
- Remote Differential Compression API Support: Provides synchronization algorithm that intelligently compares two files that are about to be synchronized and only updates the differences between them. Only specific apps can use this feature.
- Services for NFS: Provides file access using the Network File System (NFS) protocol. For example, when you need access files on Network Attached Storage (NAS).
- Simple TCPIP Services (i.e., echo, daytime, etc.): Adds support for additional TCP/IP protocol services, including «Echo,» «Character Generator (CHARGEN),» «Daytime,» «Discard,» and «Quote of the Day (QUOTE).»
- SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support: Adds support to configure file and printer sharing for previous versions of Windows, including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 R2.
- SMB Direct: Allows the use of network adapters with Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) capability to improve file-sharing support using SMB 3.x.
- Telnet Client: Enables command-line utility to connect to other devices, such as routers and switches, running a Telnet server. This network protocol isn’t secure, and you shouldn’t use it outside of your network.
- TFTP Client: Enables command-line utility to upload and download files using Trivial File Transfer Protocol. This protocol isn’t secure, and you shouldn’t use it unless required.
- Virtual Machine Platform: Add platform support for virtual machines, and you can leverage this feature to create MSIX app packages for App-V or MSI. You must enable this option to set up the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2).
- Windows Hypervisor Platform: Enables the virtualization components to run the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor.
- Windows Identity Foundation 3.5: This may be needed for apps created with older .NET technologies.
- Windows PowerShell 2.0: Enables or disables PowerShell scripting command-line application on Windows 11.
- Windows Process Activation Service: Installs services that may be required when using IIS web services.
- Windows Projected File System: Also known as (ProjFS), this feature allows an app (provider) to present hierarchical data from a backing data store into the file system, making it seem like files are in the file system.
- Windows Sandbox: Creates a lightweight virtual machine to test applications and navigate untrusted web pages in an isolated environment. When you close the sandbox, everything will be deleted. The next time you open the app, a new sandboxed instance will be created.
- Windows Subsystem for Linux: Installs the platform to install and run Linux distros alongside Windows 11.
- Windows TIFF iFilter: Allows the system to index and search Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) using optical character recognition (OCR), but it typically uses more system resources than traditional file indexing and searching.
- Work Folders Client: Allows file synchronization with network file servers.
Other features like RIP Listener, RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK), and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) are now part of optional features through the Settings app.
Remove optional features
To turn off Windows features, use these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Click on Apps.
- Click the Optional features page on the right side.
- Under the «Related settings» section, click the More Windows features setting.
- Clear the Windows 11 feature to install.
- Click the OK button.
- Click the Restart button.
After you complete the steps, the feature will no longer be available on Windows 11.
More Windows resources
For more helpful articles, coverage, and answers to common questions about Windows 10 and Windows 11, visit the following resources:
- Windows 11 on Windows Central — All you need to know
- Windows 11 help, tips, and tricks
- Windows 10 on Windows Central — All you need to know
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Mauro Huculak is technical writer for WindowsCentral.com. His primary focus is to write comprehensive how-tos to help users get the most out of Windows 10 and its many related technologies. He has an IT background with professional certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA, and he’s a recognized member of the Microsoft MVP community.