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Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) is a server developed by Microsoft for Windows. Questions about IIS should be limited to its setup and configuration for a local development environment.

IIS (Internet Information Services - formerly called Internet Information Server) is a web server created by Microsoft for their operating systems for servers. Its first version was introduced with Windows NT Server version 3.51, and went through several updates. Currently, the most current version is IIS 8.5 (only available in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1)

The version of IIS is tied to the version of the operating system it is running on.

One of its characteristics is to generate dynamic HTML pages, that unlike other web servers, uses proprietary technology, ASP (Active Server Pages), but can also use other technologies with the addition of third-party modules.

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Can I use another port other than 443 for SSL communication?

I have an application that communicates via SSL, however, Port 443 is already in use by an IIS instance on that same server. Can I use another port other than 443 for SSL communication?
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Cannot start service W3SVC on computer '.'

I just installed IIS7, but whenever I want to start it, the following error occurs: What's wrong with it ? I have Windows 7 64-bit build 7600 and have installed .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and .NET Framework 4 before installing IIS7.
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How can I pass my Windows credentials in cURL?

I'm writing a script that uses cURL to pull data from an internal web server. I can explicitly use --user combined with --ntlm and everything works well, but I can't get it to recognize whomever's logged in and pass it transparently. If I visit the…
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How do I turn off caching in IIS7?

I'm developing an ASP classic site under Windows 7 (form a queue ladies). The problem is IIS seems to be heavily making use of its cache for both static and dynamic content which really conflicts with my 'make a small change, alt-tab, hit ctrl-F5'…
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How do I disable the IIS server on Windows 10 and free up port 80?

I want to use TiKi to use as a collaboration website. Up until Windows 10 arrived I've never had any trouble installing development tools using the LAMPP, WAMPP, or XAMPP website installers. Tools such as Redmine, TestLink, CMS, and others. Now…
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Create Certificate Signing Request (CSR) with Subject Alternative Name (SAN) on Windows without third party tools

I need to create a CSR on Windows with Subject Alternative Names. Normally I use the built in feature from IIS but it does not give the alternative to use Subject Alternative Name (SAN). I know that I can use DigiCert Certificate Utility for this…
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Trying to start app pool via Powershell Script - getting error intermittently

I have a batch script that allows me to turn off a site, deploy files and turn the site back on. Stop the application pool - works Stop the website - works Deploy files - works Start Application Pool - works only sometimes! Start the website -…
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IIS and HTTP/2 server support

Reading the article "What's new in the .NET framework"... https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171868(v=vs.110).aspx ...it states... Most of the major browsers support HTTP/2, so it's likely that your users will benefit from HTTP/2 support…
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Does Windows 10 Home Edition have IIS?

I know IIS has to be activated from Control Panel -> Turn Windows Features On or Off. I've done is in Windows 10 Pro version. I want to buy a Windows 10 Home version and I want to be sure, that it is available there also in the Home version. I will…
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How to restore IIS settings and Default Web Site?

On Windows 8.1 with IIS8. How to restore IIS settings and Default Web Site? I've a machine that all the application pools and web sites have been deleted from its IIS. I've tried to remove and reinstall the IIS, but even after reinstall the Default…
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How to restart PHP on Windows? Unable to find the socket transport "ssl"

I am trying to load the openssl module, I uncommented it in the php.ini: extension=php_openssl.dll But when running my script I get an error: Failed to connect: 0 Unable to find the socket transport "ssl" - did you forget to enable it when you…
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Does a Window 10 license allow using it as a Web server?

I am looking to set up a Web server for a project. The server would be using a custom application developed in VB.Net using SQL Server for data storage. The application uses 3rd party components (DLL's) that are available for Windows only. In a…
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What, exactly, is "Default Website"?

Between IIS 6 and IIS 7.5 (and versions prior to 6 as well, I am sure), there's Default Website under Sites. I've never really questioned what, exactly, Default Website means. It seems that the convention here is to place all your websites under…
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Where can I find IIS in Windows 7?

I’ve got IIS installed and enabled on Windows 7, but I don’t know where to open it so that I can configure a website. I seem to remember that in Windows XP it was somewhere in the Control Panel, but I can’t find it in Windows 7.
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IIS 10 - Cannot read \\?\ configuration file

Everything worked correctly on my IIS, but I installed Windows Fall Creators Update and everything stopped working. I get an 503 - Service Unavailable error on every app and page inside my AppPool I visit. I've checked the Windows event viewer and…
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