The default ISAPI settings in IIS 7 and later reference %windir% in the path. Changing these settings with a script using AppCmd requires special handling of the % character because it is a reserved character in the AppCmd utility. The % character is and operator to indicate the start of a Unicode character value.<\/p>\n
To set values with extended characters using the IIS 7 AppCmd utility you must specify the Unicode value.<\/p>\n
For example, to change the value of an ISAPI restriction from true to false on a setting with a relative path issue the command:<\/p>\n
appcmd set config \/section:system.webServer\/security\/isapiCgiRestriction \/[path=’%u0025windir%u0025\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64\\v2.0.50727\\aspnet_isapi.dll”‘].allowed:false<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The sequence %u0025 is the Unicode value of the % character.<\/p>\n
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