How to use ServerManager to read IIS sites, not IIS express, from class library OR how do elevated processes handle class libraries?

Question

I have some utility methods that use Microsoft.Web.Administration.ServerManager that I\'ve been having some issues with. Use the following dead simple code for

Answer 1

Your question helped me find the answer for PowerShell, so if the Internet is searching for how to do that:

$assembly = [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom("$env:systemroot\system32\inetsrv\Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll")

# load IIS express
$iis = new-object Microsoft.Web.Administration.ServerManager 
$iis.Sites

# load IIS proper
$iis = new-object Microsoft.Web.Administration.ServerManager "$env:systemroot\system32\inetsrv\config\applicationhost.config"  
$iis.Sites