How do I stop IIS7.5 starting by default?

You have to disable two services:

  • World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC)
  • IIS Admin Service (IISADMIN)

Go to Services, properties of the above mentioned services, change the start up type to "Disabled"

Enjoy.


Look for World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC) in services.

Also you could change the default port into something that does not conflict with Apache?


  1. Hit Windowskey-R (or click start -> run).
  2. Type in "services.msc"
  3. Double Click "World Wide Web Publishing Service" to view its properties
  4. On the first tab "General" you'll see a "Startup type" drop down box, set it to "Manual" or "Disabled".