“Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server.” in Visual Studio

Question

I attempted to run my web service through visual studio. I faced an issue like :

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Answer 1

Tried everything, was at my wits end.

Then tried closing EVERYTHING that was open with an internet connection on my machine.

Chrome, Steam, Slack, etc... all swiftly given the boot.

Problem solved.