IIS - appcmd error - The W3SVC service is not available - try starting the service first.

You might see the above error with: appcmd start site or appcmd stop site.

You need to Run as Administrator.

Running as a non-admin, you'll get the error:

c:\Windows\System32\inetsrv>appcmd.exe start site "Default Web Site"
 
ERROR ( message:The W3SVC service is not available - try starting the service first. )

Running as an Admin, the command succeeds:

c:\Windows\System32\inetsrv>appcmd.exe start site "Default Web Site"
 
"Default Web Site" successfully started.

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