In IIS, why doesn't Window Authentication show up as one of the options for my web application?

Asked 9/11, 2011 at 15:39 Answered 20/2, 2023 at 20:49

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I'm reading about how to set up windows authentication for my web application on IIS 7. In the description they have Window Authentication as an option in IIS. enter image description here

I have Windows authentication turned on for my machine (I'm on Windows 7 Professional 64bit) and I still don't see it as one of the authentication options for my web application. Why?

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I have tried disabling Anonymous Authentication as well, but that didn't make a difference.

Bertabertasi answered 9/11, 2011 at 15:39 Comment(3)

Have you stopped and started IIS? Restarted the box etc? You should have it in the list as far as I can see. – Julienne 9/11, 2011 at 16:53

@Julienne damn it, that was it. I swear I restarted my machine after enabling windows authentication. After restarting my machine windows authentication does show up in the list. – Bertabertasi 9/11, 2011 at 17:17

FYI: After installing IIS features iisreset is sufficient. You don't have to reboot the computer. – Culet 9/11, 2011 at 22:25

I had to run IIS Manager as an administrator to resolve this.

Agueweed answered 15/5, 2013 at 11:59 Comment(1)

I didn't even have to restart my computer, I just restarted Internet Information Services Manager and it appeared. – Winn 21/12, 2015 at 12:6

I stumbled upon this, but couldn’t find Security feature under “Turn Windows feature on or off”.

In Windows Server 2008 R2, this is located under Server Manager -> Roles -> Web Server (IIS) -> Add Role Services.

Depressed answered 19/2, 2014 at 23:45 Comment(1)

This doesn't answer the question OP has asked. They don't need to know where to go to install it. – Aleppo 25/10, 2022 at 20:37

in Windows Server 2012,
Server Manager > Roles > Web Server (IIS) > Security > install windows authentication

reopen IIS

Legato answered 22/9, 2018 at 6:15 Comment(1)

This doesn't answer the question OP asked. They don't need to know where to go to install it. – Aleppo 25/10, 2022 at 20:39

You can fix this by stopping and restart IIS.

Sweet answered 1/11, 2012 at 16:17 Comment(0)

I had this problem in my windows 7 professional. I found that the "Windows Authentication" option was not enabled from "Turn windows feature on and off".

Open "Turn windows feature on and off" window. The "Windows Authentication" option is available under Internet Information services" -> World wide web services -> security. Click the check box for "Windows Authentication". More information is available at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/configuration/system.webServer/security/authentication/windowsAuthentication/providers/add

Caucus answered 25/7, 2017 at 4:3 Comment(1)

This doesn't answer the question that was asked. They don't need to know where to go to install it. – Aleppo 25/10, 2022 at 20:38

In Windows Server 2022, go to "Server Manager" -> "Add roles and features"

Web Server (IIS) -> Web Server -> Security -> Windows Authentication

Barr answered 20/2, 2023 at 20:49 Comment(0)

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Windows Server 2016, IIS 10: Restart the IIS management tool.

Ramification answered 10/2, 2020 at 12:49 Comment(0)

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