This article assumes that the Windows Script Host is installed on the IIS server machine; the default installation option of NT Option Pack will do this. Use the following steps to enable VBScript support:

Command Prompt and Windows Powershell for Windows 11. In Windows 11 22H2, the default app used to host console windows has been changed to Windows Terminal. After the October 2022 update, Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, and other console apps will appear inside an instance of Windows Terminal.

Fixes an issue in which the Wscript.exe or Cscript.exe process stops running, and an incorrect exit code is returned. This issue occurs when you use a VBScript script or a JScript script to run an application on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

The VBScript or Jscript script uses Windows Script Host (WSH) 5.7 objects to run an application. When WSH 5.7 exits, the Wscript.exe or Cscript.exe process stops unexpectedly, and an incorrect exit code is returned. Cause. This issue is caused by an access violation that occurs in WSH 5.7.

To allow scripting on a specific website, while leaving scripting disabled in the Internet zone, add the specific Web site to the Trusted sites zone: On the web browser menu, click Tools, or the "Tools" icon (which looks like a gear) and select Internet Options.

Cause. This issue might occur when you try to activate the operating system with an OEM Activation 3.0 (OA3) Digital Product Key (DPK). Error 0xC004C003 occurs when a licensing code component tries to access a registry hive without proper access. A resulting access denied error causes the product key not to be extracted correctly. Workaround.

Microsoft ended support for Windows Server 2003 on July 14, 2015. This change has affected your software updates and security options. Learn what this means for you and how to stay protected. Describes how to reset the Hosts file back to the default.

Note By default, Windows XP Service Pack 3 installs Windows Script Host 5.7. This known issue is limited to computers on which an earlier version of Windows Script Host was manually installed, even though you do not have to do this.

Follow these steps to automatically diagnose and repair Windows security problems by turning on UAC, DEP protection, Windows Firewall, and other Windows security options and features. Select the Download button on this page.

Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message when you use a command to run a script and save the output to a file. This issue occurs on a computer that is running an x64-based version of Windows Server 2008.