Unable to access the IIS metabase

Question

An ASP.NET web project loads with up the solution, but I get this error

The Web Application Project is configured to use IIS. Unable to access the IIS met

Answer 1

An answer that worked for me can be found here:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/17460774/3005965

Basically, go to %systemroot%/inetsrv/config. When prompt appears saying you need admin privileges, click Continue.

This should clear up your issue.