Machine Key generation feature not exist in latest IIS Version

Question

Answering one of the recent question on SO, i encountered this anomaly.

This msdn blog suggests using IIS to generate machine key, which looks more secure to me as Micr

Answer 1

Make a copy of the administration.config file in C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\config. Then, in the node under remove the MachineKey node. Then run iisreset. Re-open IIS and see if the ASP.NET area is present. If it is, put the MachineKey node back in the administration.config file (or just re-instate the original config file) and run iisreset again.