Table 8 lists the Windows 7 features, the parent feature, and any dependent features. You can use this information to determine which features and roles need to be installed to support a specific feature using the Install Roles and Features and Uninstall Roles and Features task sequence steps.
Table 8. Windows 7 Feature Dependency Reference
Feature |
Parent Feature |
Dependent Features |
Windows Media® Center |
Media Features |
Might affect other Windows features |
Windows DVD Maker |
Media Features |
Might affect other Windows features |
Windows Media Player |
Media Features |
Might affect other Windows features |
Windows Search |
N/A |
Might affect other Windows features |
Internet Explorer (amd64) |
N/A |
Might affect other Windows features |
World Wide Web services |
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) |
· Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) HTTP support · Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) HTTP activation |
IIS 6 WMI compatibility |
IIS, Web management tools, IIS 6 management compatibility |
IIS 6 scripting tooling |
Microsoft .NET extensibility |
IIS, World Wide Web services, application development features |
· Microsoft ASP.NET · MSMQ HTTP support · WCF HTTP activation |
Default document |
IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Directory browsing |
IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features |
MSMQ HTTP support |
HTTP redirection |
IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Static content |
IIS, World Wide Web services, common HTTP features |
· Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) publishing · MSMQ HTTP support |
Custom logging |
IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics |
MSMQ HTTP support |
HTTP logging |
IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics |
MSMQ HTTP support |
ODBC logging |
IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Request Monitor |
IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Tracing |
IIS, World Wide Web services, health and diagnostics |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Static content compression |
IIS, World Wide Web services, performance features |
MSMQ HTTP support |
Security |
IIS, World Wide Web services |
· Microsoft .NET extensibility · MSMQ HTTP support · WCF HTTP activation |
Request Filtering |
IIS, World Wide Web services, security |
· Microsoft .NET extensibility · MSMQ HTTP support · WCF HTTP activation |
XPS Viewer |
N/A |
Might affect other Windows features |
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