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Enable Windows Features (Windows Server 2019)

Enable Windows Features

  1. Start "Server Manager".

  2. Open the "Management (M)" menu and click "Add Roles and Features".
    The "Management (M)" menu of Server Manager, showing "Add Roles and Features"

  3. The "Before you begin" screen will be displayed, so click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Before you begin" screen of the Add Roles and Features Wizard

  4. The "Select Installation Type" screen will be displayed, so click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Select Installation Type" screen of the Add Roles and Features Wizard

  5. The "Select Server" screen will be displayed, so select the target server and click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Select Server" screen listing the available servers

  6. The "Select the role of the server" screen will be displayed, so check "Web Server (IIS)".
    The "Select the role of the server" screen with the "Web Server (IIS)" checkbox

  7. The "Do you want to add required features to Web Server (IIS)?" screen will be displayed, so check "Include management tools (if present)" and click the "Add Features" button.
    The "Add required features to Web Server (IIS)?" screen, with the "Add Features" button

  8. Confirm that "Web Server (IIS)" is checked and click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Select the role of the server" screen with "Web Server (IIS)" checked

  9. The "Features" screen will be displayed, so click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Features" screen of the Add Roles and Features Wizard

  10. The "Web Server Role (IIS)" screen will be displayed, so click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Web Server Role (IIS)" screen of the Add Roles and Features Wizard

  11. The "Select Role Service" screen will be displayed, so click the "Next (N)" button.
    The "Select Role Service" screen of the Add Roles and Features Wizard

  12. The "Confirm Installation Options" screen will be displayed, so click the "Install (I)" button.
    The "Confirm Installation Options" screen, with the "Install (I)" button

  13. Wait for the installation to complete.
    Progress screen while the installation is running

  14. After the installation is complete, click the "Close" button.

Change IIS Settings

  1. Open the "Tools" menu in "Server Manager" and launch "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager".
  2. Select "DefaultAppPool" under "Application Pools" and click "Set Application Pool Defaults".
    The "Application Pools" view of IIS Manager, with "Set Application Pool Defaults"
  3. Change "Idle Timeout Operation" under "Process Model" from "Terminate" to "Suspend" and click "OK".

The Application Pool Defaults dialog, changing the idle time-out action to "Suspend"