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Cannot start service W3SVC on computer '.'

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Mar 15, 2026299429 views

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I just installed IIS7, but whenever I want to start it, the following error occurs: What's wrong with it ? I have Windows 7 64-bit build 7600 and have installed .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and .NET Framework 4 before installing IIS7.

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Go to Task Manager --> Processes and manually stop the W3SVC process. After doing this the process should start normally when restarting IIS

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