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

Yes exiting the Skype desktop app fixed this for me also.

If your running Windows 8(.1) the Skype App (Windows Store App) doesn't use the local 443 port if you can live without installing the desktop Skype app. Also you can pin it to your taskbar. This solution is good enough for me since I don't need all of the features the desktop version offers.