Although IIS is included in every installation of Windows 10, it’s not turned on by default. Here’s a way to install IIS on Windows 10.
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Right-click on the Windows button on the bottom-left corner and select Run
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In the Run dialog box, type appwiz.cpl and press ENTER.
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As soon as a new window called Programs and Features is opened, click on the link Turn Windows features on or off.
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Click on the Internet Information Services checkbox. By default it will install all you need to host a website. However you might want to check some other components that you might need as well. Once done, click OK and Close when it says “Windows completed the requested changes.”
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Now open your browser and type in localhost and press ENTER. You should see a default web page is rendered in your browser.
That’s all there is to it and the default website directory will be in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot folder.
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