Web Projects, Projects and Solutions, Options Dialog Box
Sets the Web server that Web projects will use for development within Visual Studio. To access this dialog box, on the Tools menu, click Options. In the Options dialog box, select Show all settings. Expand Projects and Solutions and then click Web Projects.
By default, when you run a Web project in Visual Studio (for example, using F5 or Ctrl+F5), Visual Studio uses the Visual Studio Development Server. For more information, see Web Servers in Visual Studio for ASP.NET Web Projects.
Note
The options available in dialog boxes, and the names and locations of menu commands you see, might differ from what is described in Help depending on your active settings or edition. This Help page was written with the Web settings in mind. To view or change your settings, choose Import and Export Settings on the Tools menu. For more information, see Working with Settings.
Settings
- Use IIS Express for new file-based websites and projects
Select this option to use IIS Express instead of the Visual Studio Development Server. For more information, see Introducing IIS Express and IIS Express Overview. This option is disabled by default.
See Also
Concepts
How to: Create Solutions and Projects
Introduction to Solutions, Projects, and Items