IISExpress cannot find ssl page running localhost with Visual Studio 2013

Question

When I access the site as http://localhost:26049, the site runs fine. If I try to access the site with https://localhost:44319, I get page not found.

This is my proj

Answer 1

Try changing bindings in IIS

This link is what solved my 3 day long intermittent headache: https://deanhume.com/set-up-iis-7-to-run-a-secure-site-locally-https/

Here are the specific steps that lead to my discovery of the real problem:

Windows key > Administrative tools > Internet Information Services > Click on Default Website (or whatever your website is) > Bindings... > Blow all the duplicate bindings away for local host > Add https binding for port 80.