Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 includes a new command line utility to enable and disable Windows features. The Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool (DISM) is perfect for IT professionals and power users that want to manage Windows components without using the GUI. Since it is a command line utility it can be used in scripts to manage components.
Using DISM requires an administrative level command prompt. Click on the Start Button, type in cmd, hold down Shift and Ctrl and hit Enter (holding down Shift and Ctrl while hitting enter will start any command you type in as administrator).
Once you have your Administrative level command prompt running you can start experimenting with DISM. To get a list of features you can type in dism /online /get-features | more and hit Enter.
The output will be similar to this:
Feature Name : OEMHelpCustomization
State : Disabled
Feature Name : CorporationHelpCustomization
State : Disabled
Feature Name : SimpleTCP
State : Disabled
Feature Name : SNMP
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WMISnmpProvider
State : Disabled
Feature Name : TelnetServer
State : Disabled
Feature Name : TelnetClient
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WindowsGadgetPlatform
State : Enabled
Feature Name : InboxGames
State : Disabled
Feature Name : More Games
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Solitaire
State : Disabled
Feature Name : SpiderSolitaire
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Hearts
State : Disabled
Feature Name : FreeCell
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Minesweeper
State : Disabled
Feature Name : PurblePlace
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Chess
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Shanghai
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Internet Games
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Internet Checkers
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Internet Backgammon
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Internet Spades
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WebServerRole
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WebServer
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-CommonHttpFeatures
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpErrors
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpRedirect
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ApplicationDevelopment
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-NetFxExtensibility
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HealthAndDiagnostics
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpLogging
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-LoggingLibraries
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-RequestMonitor
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpTracing
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-Security
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-URLAuthorization
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-RequestFiltering
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-IPSecurity
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-Performance
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpCompressionDynamic
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WebServerManagementTools
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ManagementScriptingTools
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-IIS6ManagementCompatibility
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-Metabase
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WAS-WindowsActivationService
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WAS-ProcessModel
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WAS-NetFxEnvironment
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WAS-ConfigurationAPI
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HostableWebCore
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-StaticContent
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-DefaultDocument
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-DirectoryBrowsing
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WebDAV
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ASPNET
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ASP
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-CGI
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ISAPIExtensions
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ISAPIFilter
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ServerSideIncludes
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-CustomLogging
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-BasicAuthentication
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-HttpCompressionStatic
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ManagementConsole
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ManagementService
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WMICompatibility
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-LegacyScripts
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-LegacySnapIn
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-FTPServer
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-FTPSvc
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-FTPExtensibility
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-WindowsAuthentication
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-DigestAuthentication
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ClientCertificateMappingAuthentication
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-IISCertificateMappingAuthentication
State : Disabled
Feature Name : IIS-ODBCLogging
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MediaPlayback
State : Enabled
Feature Name : WindowsMediaPlayer
State : Enabled
Feature Name : MediaCenter
State : Enabled
Feature Name : OpticalMediaDisc
State : Enabled
Feature Name : NetFx3
State : Enabled
Feature Name : WCF-HTTP-Activation
State : Disabled
Feature Name : WCF-NonHTTP-Activation
State : Disabled
Feature Name : RasRip
State : Disabled
Feature Name : RasCMAK
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-Container
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-Server
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-Triggers
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-ADIntegration
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-HTTP
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-Multicast
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSMQ-DCOMProxy
State : Disabled
Feature Name : TabletPCOC
State : Enabled
Feature Name : ServicesForNFS-ClientOnly
State : Disabled
Feature Name : ClientForNFS-Infrastructure
State : Disabled
Feature Name : NFS-Administration
State : Disabled
Feature Name : SUA
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Printing-Foundation-Features
State : Enabled
Feature Name : Printing-Foundation-LPRPortMonitor
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Printing-Foundation-LPDPrintService
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Printing-Foundation-InternetPrinting-Client
State : Enabled
Feature Name : FaxServicesClientPackage
State : Enabled
Feature Name : ScanManagementConsole
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Xps-Foundation-Xps-Viewer
State : Enabled
Feature Name : TFTP
State : Disabled
Feature Name : MSRDC-Infrastructure
State : Enabled
Feature Name : Printing-XPSServices-Features
State : Enabled
Feature Name : Indexing-Service-Package
State : Disabled
Feature Name : Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86
State : Enabled
Feature Name : TIFFIFilter
State : Disabled
Feature Name : SearchEngine-Client-Package
State : Enabled
To enable a feature you need the full feature name as displayed on the previous /get-features command. The full feature name is case sensitive! Once you have the full feature name type in dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:
For example, to enable Media Center run dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter.
To disable a feature type in dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:
For example, to disable Media Center run dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:MediaCenter.
Enabling or disabling some features will require a reboot. If you are using the DISM command within a script and want to prevent asking to reboot simply append /NoRestart to the end of your command.
