How To Watch Star Wars In Command Prompt Via Telnet

I know you’ve watched all Star Wars movies a long time ago – multiple times, in multiple orders – on your television, computer, and in some cinema nearby you. But, with all the hype surrounding the just-released Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it makes perfect sense to re-watch the original series.

But, why not try watching the beginning – Star Wars Episode IV – on your PC’s Command Prompt as an animated text? I won’t be calling it an Easter Egg as it has been around since the Windows XP days and you can do the same in later versions of Windows too (or any OS that supports telnet).

Telnet is a network protocol, but you don’t need to bother about more details. So, let’s get this done right now and tell you how to watch Star Wars in Command Prompt via Telnet right now:

How To Watch Star Wars In Command Prompt Via Telnet?

On Windows PC:

The newer versions of Microsoft’s Windows OS don’t include Telnet. No worries, you can get it right now with just a simple and clean command on Command Prompt.

Step 1: Just open Command Prompt on your PC, enter following command and press ↵ Enter.

pkgmgr /iu:"TelnetClient"

If you see a notification asking for Administrator permissions, enter the Administrator password and confirm to proceed.

Step 2: Now restart the Command Prompt, enter the following command and press ↵ Enter.