IISExpress 8 Cannot read configuration file redirection.config

Question

I\'m running Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) with IISExpress8 and when navigating to

c:\\Program Files (x86)\\IIS Express>iisexpress.exe

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Answer 1

On IIS 10 Express. Make sure that Visual Studio (VS) is turned off.

I first found out that %userprofile%\Documents\IISExpress\config\ was not working.

I first thought IIS Express had clashed with IIS from the windows OS.

I uninstalled it, yet no changes, then I uninstalled IIS 10 Express that was installed with VS 2019 through the control panel.

Then I went ahead to discover that this file is saved at the C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Documents\IISExpress, associated with one drive storage, so I advise you copy %userprofile%\Documents\IISExpress\config\ and paste in your windows explorer navigation to find directory.

go to one directory higher, and/or rename the config folder. Restart your VS and run the project again.