How to update WordPress installed on IIS?

In IIS manager

• Go to Application pools and choose the one used by your WordPress Blog.
• Right Click and choose Advanced Settings…
• Change the Identity to LocalSystem
• Click OK to save changes.

Then on Sites,

• Choose your WordPress Blog from the sites list
• Right Click on it and click on Edit permissions
• Go to security tab and click on Edit… (Group or user names)
• Click on add and type “Authenticated users”
• Click on Check Names to validate the username
• Click OK to save changes.

With that, WP should update without the need of using FTP. Basically you just give read/write permission to an authenticated user… WP is running as a LocalSystem User.

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