How Can I Enable "Url Rewrite" Module in Iis 8.5 in Server 2012?
I Have Windows Server 2012 and I Have Installed the Iis 8.5 but I Could Not See the Url Rewrite Module. How Can I Enable or Install? 0 4 Answers Download It...
I have windows server 2012 and I have installed the IIS 8.5 but I could not see the URL rewrite module. How can I enable or install?
Download it from here:
or if you already have Web Platform Installer on your machine you can install it from there.
Worth mentioning: you should download the x64 version!
From the main download page () click "additional downloads" (under the main download button) and download the x64 version (because for some reason - the default download version is x86)
First, install the URL Rewrite from a download or from the Web Platform Installer. Second, restart IIS. And, finally, close IIS and open again. The last step worked for me.
Thought I'd give a full answer combining some of the possible intricacies required for completeness.
- Check if you have 32-bit or 64-bit IIS installed:
- Go to IIS Manager → Application Pools, choose the appropriate app pool then Advanced Settings.
- Check the setting "Enable 32-bit Applications". If that's true, that means the worker process is forced to run in 32-bit. If the setting is false, then the app pool is running in 64-bit mode.
- You can also open up Task Manager and check
w3wp.exe. If it's showing asw3wp*32.exethen it's 32-bit.
- Download the appropriate version here: .
- Install it.
- Close and reopen IIS Manager to ensure the URL Rewrite module appears.
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