Web Application Proxy could not publish an application

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Web Application Proxy Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.

Operating System

Windows Server 2012 R2

Product/Feature

Web Application Proxy

Severity

Error

Category

Configuration

Issue

Web Application Proxy could not publish an application because it could not configure the HTTP protocol stack (http.sys) for that application.

Impact

Users were not able to access the applications.

Resolution

In the Windows event log, look for events 12019 and 12020 for more details about these applications. This may occur due to misconfiguration or a conflict with other services on the server.