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PowerShell functions to start/stop IIS Express in the specified directory as a background job
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IisExpressJob.ps1
$jobName = 'IisExpressJob'
function Start-IisExpress($pathToSource) {
Start-Job -Name $jobName -Arg $pathToSource -ScriptBlock {
param ($pathToSource)
& 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS Express\iisexpress.exe' /port:1234 /path:$pathToSource
}
}
function Stop-IisExpress {
Stop-Job -Name $jobName
Remove-Job -Name $jobName
}
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Stop-IISExpress is not stopping website which is started by Start-IISExpress , Any clue?

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