How to keep IIS Express running after finished debugging?

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I'm using IIS 7 express to test a ASP.Net MVC 3 project on my development machine and normally it keeps running after I finished debugging, which is a good thing so that I can perform small tests directly in the browser without needing to run the project again.

But if I choose the option "Enable edit and continue" on the project properties IIS 7 will only run while debugging the project. Is there a way to change this behavior?

+1 for the hint that turning off 'Enable edit and continue' keeps IISExpress running—thanks! — , Mar 27 '13 at 01:48
You can use detach instead of stop, here's how to add it to the menu: http://stackoverflow.com/a/14384964/1248565 — fbiagi, Apr 30 '15 at 14:36
you have to way to go: http://stackoverflow.com/a/19767060/921690 — giammin, Dec 14 '15 at 17:45

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '14 at 15:16

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There is global setting in Visual Studio to have 'Edit and Continue' to be off by default for all new projects under Options > Debugging > Edit and Continue.

answered Jan 22 '14 at 15:16

Mikee

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 03 '14 at 05:09

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Just in case if you need this feature (IIS to continue running) in ASP.NET Web Forms, instead of pressing F5 (Run), right-click the start page in Solution Explorer and select 'View in browser'.

answered Aug 03 '14 at 05:09

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '11 at 20:08

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No, because in order to achieve this, Visual Studio uses a hosting environment that interprets the code being executed.

So, it is only available while debugging.

answered May 30 '11 at 20:08

Paulo Santos

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now if i have done editing in project the i just need to Rebuilt and Refresh browser , it will work? – Ravi Mehta Feb 02 '16 at 06:56
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Turning off the new "Enable Edit and Continue" in tools>options>debug can do the trick.I put this comment to capture attention here because this answer is accepted and says no way for this but in vs2013+ you can do this . – katmanco Mar 12 '16 at 20:43

How to keep IIS Express running after finished debugging?

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