When you get the error “Unable to connect to web server ‘IIS Express’ you probably try to start the website with a port that is in an excluded port range
ASP.NET Error message Unable to connect to web server ‘IIS Express’
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Enable the ASP.NET page again
Sometimes your ASP.NET tab disappears in the IIS manager. To show this tab again follow the steps below.
Steps involved
- Stop the IIS Admin service (and any services that depend on it)
- Open C:WINDOWSsystem32inetsrvMetaBase.xml in notepad or your favorite XML Editor. DELETE the line that reads ‘Enable32BitAppOnWin64=”TRUE”‘
- Start -> Run -> iisreset