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Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows. Please mention which version of IIS you're running either in your question or by adding a version specific tag.

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IIS stands for Internet Information Services (IIS, formerly Internet Information Server) which is an extensible web server created by Microsoft for use with Microsoft Windows.

Several versions of IIS have shipped over the years, the most recent being:

  • IIS 10.0 - shipped with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Windows Server 2016
  • IIS 8.5 - shipped with Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2
  • IIS 8.0 - shipped with Windows 8/Windows Server 2012
  • IIS 7.5 - shipped with Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
  • IIS 7.0 - shipped with Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008
  • IIS 6.0 - shipped with Windows 2003
  • IIS 5.1 - shipped with Windows XP Professional
  • IIS 5.0 - shipped with Windows 2000
  • IIS 4.0 - shipped with Windows NT Server/Workstation 4.0

Tag usage

The tag can be used for programming related problems when configuring IIS server for web development purposes. The tag can also be used for programming problems in implementing IIS services using IIS server.

Please note that https://serverfault.com/ is another StackExchange website, which can be used for more specific server installation and configuration related problems.

Important: Please ensure that you mention which version of IIS you're working with when asking a question. For example, there is a world of difference between IIS6 and IIS7+ and these products are very different, operationally and architecturally.

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Config Error: This configuration section cannot be used at this path

I've encountered an error deploying a site to a server. When trying to load the home page, or access authentication on the new site in IIS, I get the error: Config Error: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when…
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Maximum request length exceeded.

I am getting the error Maximum request length exceeded when I am trying to upload a video in my site. How do I fix this?
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Error - Unable to access the IIS metabase

After installing Visual Studio 2012 and opening my solution I get a series of errors in this form: The Web Application Project Foo is configured to use IIS. Unable to access the IIS Metabase. You do not have sufficient privilege to access IIS web…
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What is the difference between 'classic' and 'integrated' pipeline mode in IIS7?

I was deploying an ASP.NET MVC application last night, and found out that it is less work to deploy with IIS7 set to integrated mode. My question is what is the difference? And what are the implications of using one or the other?
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How to create .pfx file from certificate and private key?

I need .pfx file to install https on website on IIS. I have two separate files: certificate (.cer or pem) and private key (.crt) but IIS accepts only .pfx files. I obviously installed certificate and it is available in certificate manager (mmc) but…
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HTTP Error 503, the service is unavailable

I'm really new to setting up web servers in general. I've got IIS 8 on Windows 8, and I'm trying to set up a little site locally, while doing some development. In IIS I choose Add Site, give a name, points to a location where I have a index.html…
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An ASP.NET setting has been detected that does not apply in Integrated managed pipeline mode

I Installed DotNetOpenAuth SDK-3.4.5.10201.vsix and I can't get it working. It works locally (when I run as localhost) but when i try to publish it ain't working. The IIS error message I get is Error Summary HTTP Error 500.22 - Internal…
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Port 80 is being used by SYSTEM (PID 4), what is that?

I am trying to use port 80 for my application server, but when I perform netstat -aon I get: TCP 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4 When I look up the process in task manager, it shows PID 4 is SYSTEM, that's it. No extension... nothing. Just…
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IIS Manager in Windows 10

How do you open IIS (Internet Information Services) Manager using Windows 10? I have installed the developer preview of Windows 10 and can't seem to find IIS Manager? It is not in Control Panel > Administrative Tools. When I browse to the folder…
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IIS: Where can I find the IIS logs?

I'm trying to set up an application from a third party, which requires a supporting website hosted in my local IIS. I've created a website exactly as explained in their install guide, but am having some problems, and would like to see what the IIS…
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How to explain Katana and OWIN in simple words and uses?

I have read many articles about the OWIN and Katana projects, but I could not get the whole picture of it. For a normal web developer who uses ASP.NET: What exactly is OWIN and what problems does it solve (in simple words). What is its relation to…
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The breakpoint will not currently be hit. No symbols have been loaded for this document in a Silverlight application

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Where does Console.WriteLine go in ASP.NET?

In a J2EE application (like one running in WebSphere), when I use System.out.println(), my text goes to standard out, which is mapped to a file by the WebSphere admin console. In an ASP.NET application (like one running in IIS), where does the…
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Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server

I have an asp.net MVC 4 solution. When I try to open it using Visual studio 2012, I get following error: Microsoft Visual Studio Configuring Web https://localhost: for ASP.NET 4.5 failed. You must manually configure this site for ASP.NET 4.5 in…
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Using Custom Domains With IIS Express

Traditionally I use custom domains with my localhost development server. Something along the lines of: dev.example.com dev.api.example.com This has provided me a ton of flexibility when working with external API's such as Facebook. This has worked…
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