Applying SSL certificate in IIS manager and “The process cannot access the file because it's being used by another process” error

Question

I applied a self-signed SSL certificate in IIS manager to Default Web Site(added the HTTPS binding) and after that when I\'m trying to start the web site, I\'m getting the follo

Answer 1

If you're trying to do this on a local machine, Skype can block the https port (443). To stop this:

Skype - Tools > Options > Advanced > Connection, then uncheck 'Use port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections'. Then quite Skype (right click in task bar, 'Quit Skype'), and try starting the website again in IIS.