Enable IIS - Internet Information Service feature in Windows for developers

In this post i will show you how to enable IIS feature in you window PC. 

There are few important reasons and information to use IIS

  • In .Net software development we use IIS for hosting our application like Web APIs, WCF Services, Web Application (angular 2, 4, PHP5)etc.
  • Also it is a easy way to manage you application configuration with rich GUI application. Simplified your development process
  • Add, remove, and replace built-in IIS components with your custom modules
  • Speed your website with built-in dynamic caching and enhanced compressions
  • Administrators can use the IIS roles to set up/manage multiple websites, web applications, FTP sites
  • Configure multiple web servers into one server farm.
Lets look in to how to Open IIS. (If IIS already Enables)
  • Go to Control panel in your PC
  • Then click Administrative tools in the menu (See following image)

  • Then open "Internet Information Services (IIS) manager" in  list.
Let's look at how to enable IIS .

  • Go to start menu and type "Programs and Feature" then it will open the control panel for you
  • Then click "Turn Window features on or off".

  • Put the tick on for features as following image


  • Then it will search files and enable feature for you. After applying changes process click close
  • Go to start menu and type "inetmgr" now you can open IIS for your developing/Hosting needs

  • I will use IIS hosting for our tutorial sessions an hosting application in IIS describes in detail in the tutorials.
  • Enjoy




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