Windows 7 Feature Dependency Reference
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 |