Maximum size of the Web.config file

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The maximum size of the web.config file is 250KB. This file size has a limit set on it to prevent Denial Of Service (DoS) attacks as well as to keep the file manageable.

In one of the production environments running Windows Server 2003 R2, this file size went upto 300KB. When the team migrated the app to run on Windows Server 2008 R2 and IIS 7.5, they received an error “cannot read configuration file because it exceeds the maximum file size”.

The issue was resolved by changing a registry key.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\InetStp\Configuration\MaxWebConfigFileSizeInKB (REG_DWORD)

Make sure to restart the process once the key is updated.


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Suprotim Agarwal, Developer Technologies MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional) is the founder and contributor for DevCurry, DotNetCurry and SQLServerCurry. He is the Chief Editor of a Developer Magazine called DNC Magazine. He has also authored two Books - 51 Recipes using jQuery with ASP.NET Controls. and The Absolutely Awesome jQuery CookBook.

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