http://developers.de/blogs/damir_dobric/archive/2011/11/02/how-to-activate-wcf-in-iis8.aspxWhen working with IIS8 and WCF 4.5 you will figure out that WCF does not work. (MIME type svc is not registered etc.). In this case aspnet_regiis tool will not help. To enable WCF go to Windows features and activate WCF 4.5 advanced Services:enCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)