applicationDefaults Element for site for sites [IIS Settings Schema]

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10/21/2021

Note

For more information about the applicationDefaults element, see the following topic on the Microsoft IIS.net Web site: Application Defaults <applicationDefaults>.

Specifies default settings for all applications in the parent site. If the same attribute or child element is configured in both the applicationDefaults section and in the application section for a specific application, the configuration in the application section is used for that application.

Syntax

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements for this section.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
applicationPool	Optional string attribute. Specifies the default application pool to which all applications in the parent site are assigned.
enabledProtocols	Optional string attribute. Specifies the protocols through which to communicate with all applications in the parent site.
path	Required string attribute. Specifies the default virtual path of all applications in the parent site.
serviceAutoStartEnabled	Optional Boolean attribute.true if the autostart is enabled for this application; otherwise, false.The default value is false.
serviceAutoStartProvider	Optional string attribute.Specifies the name of the autostart provider that the Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) will use if serviceAutoStartEnabled is set to true.There is no default value.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	Specifies the root element in every configuration file that is used by IIS 7.
system.applicationHost	Specifies the root element for configuring Web process settings.
sites	Specifies configuration settings for all sites on the server, and includes settings for applications and virtual directories in those sites.
site	Specifies configuration settings for a site.

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