By default IIS is missing the URL rewrite. Looking at a fresh install of IIS admin view, the icon which should be found within the section, IIS, is missing. Having gone through the sequence to add asp.net as detailed in the article Adding ASP.NET Features to IIS7.5, I expected to find it as an option […]
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Adding ASP.NET Features to IIS7.5
By default Windows 7 IIS is missing the asp.net features, shown above the IIS section in the control panel The control panel is shown below with only the IIS options and Management options. To add the asp.net features. Begin by opening the control panel and selecting from the Programs section the option Turn Windows features […]
Windows 10 Manually Checking for Windows Updates
Looking to update Windows 10 manually where can I find the Windows Update page? From the Windows home screen click on the Windows icon in the bottom left hand corner and then the Settings icon a little above. This view shows the main Windows Settings page. The section of interest is Update & Security, at […]
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web.config Redirect non-www to www
That often looked for website redirect from the non-www version of the website URL, address, to the www version. In this case the redirect is for a Windows hosted website, using the web.config file to set the redirect rules. I wish to avoid adding the redirect within the website coding. By taking advantage of the […]
Change Windows 2008 User Password Lost Current Password
Having lost the current password for a Windows 2008 server user account. How do I change the password? If I follow the control panel link to the user and look to reset the password, a part of the dialogue requires entry of the current password. Which I didn’t have! Its possible to get around this […]
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Install ExpressMaint SQL Backup Utility
ExpressMaint is a utility which may be used to automate the backup of SQL Server databases. It can be used to create and save a backup of each of the databases within an SQL Server. Better still it can be set to age the files, deleting all those older than, say, a month. The ExpressMaint […]
Where’s the Windows 10 Control Panel?
Accessing the Control Panel in Windows 10 is one of those of course how obvious moments. I found that the main control panel home page in Windows 10 was access by simply right clicking on the Windows logo at the bottom left hand corner of the screen. Right click on the Windows logo to show […]
Where is the Windows 10 Services Control Panel?
In Windows 10 the Services control panel is to be found grouped on the Task Manager. To access the services list begin by opening the Task Manager – right click on the Windows icon in the bottom left of the screen Clicking on Task Manager from this list opens the grouped Task Manager control panel. […]
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Taking Screenshots on Windows 10
Taking a screenshot of the display on a computer can be a great way to convey the configuration settings or an error message. Preparing the article Install IIS on Windows 10 I was interested in taking screenshots of my progress through the various screens. I looked at using the pnt scr key.The choices associated with […]
Install IIS on Windows 10
For testing and development it’s convenient to install IIS on a Windows computer. In this case Windows 10. IIS is installed through the Windows features control panel. To access the Windows features, begin by opening the control panel by right clicking on the Windows logo. From the control panel home select the Programs and then […]
