Cannot serve WCF services in IIS on Windows 8

Question

When I try to serve a WCF service on IIS in a Windows 8 machine, I get the well known error

The page you are requesting cannot be served because of th

Answer 1

For Windows Server 2012, the solution is very similar to faester's (see above). From the Server Manager, click on Add roles and features, select the appropriate server, then select Features. Under .NET Framework 4.5 Features, you'll see WCF Services, and under that, you'll find HTTP Activation.