How to Enable Windows 10 FTP Server

Windows 10 offers an easy-to-use FTP server that allows you to transfer files between your local machine and other devices or servers. To enable the Windows 10 FTP server, follow these steps.

The first step is to open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. You can do this by searching for 'IIS' in the Start menu and clicking on the IIS Manager icon.

Once you're in the IIS Manager, click on the 'Sites' node in the Connections pane. Then, right-click on the 'FTP Sites' node and select 'Add FTP Site.'

In the Add FTP Site wizard, enter a unique friendly name for your FTP site in the FTP site name box. You can also specify the physical path of the content directory by clicking the browse button or typing it in manually.

Next, click on the 'Actions' pane and select 'Bindings.' In the IP Address list, select or type an IP address if you don't want the IP address to remain All Unassigned.

After that, click on the 'Physical path' box and enter the physical path or browse for it using the button. Then, click 'Next' to open the Binding and SSL Settings page.

On this page, you can configure additional settings for your FTP site, such as setting up an SSL certificate. When you're done, click 'Next' to move on to the Site Information page.

Here, you can enter a unique friendly name for your FTP site in the FTP site name box. Then, click 'Add FTP Site' to create the new FTP site.

To avoid a side effect where changing any FTP setting forces website application recycling, add an FTP site that is configured exclusively for FTP instead of for both HTTP and FTP.

By following these steps, you can enable Windows 10's built-in FTP server and start transferring files between your local machine and other devices or servers using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).

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