Run your computer as a server
IIS Manager Configuration / How do I enable IIS service and feature in Windows?
By default, a standard installation of Windows 7 does not enable Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). To use this feature, you must enable it through Programs and Features in the Control Panel. Learn how to enable Microsoft Internet Information Services in Windows 7
By default, Internet Information Services (IIS) is disabled in Windows 7. This is for good reason, as few regular users would ever use these services. At its core, IIS is a set of software features that allow your computer to run as a server.
Enabling IIS on your Windows 7 PC can add support for standards such as Web and FTP servers, ASP.Net, Classic ASP, CGI, and others. Some people use IIS to preview their Web content before they publish it live on the Web. Others use it to learn how to program in specific scripting languages such as ASP.Net. Whatever your reasons, enabling IIS in Windows 7 is easy once you know how.
