WordPress redirects to login on Preview page

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  durbydeleeuw · Member · Jul 3, 2025 at 6:00 pm

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  First of all, this is a brand-new install of WordPress 6.8.1 on a Windows 2019 server, IIS 10 and PHP 7.4

  I added the php directory to the PATH variable in the System Settings.

  in the php.ini, I added or uncommented the following lines

  extension_dir = “ext”

  sys_temp_dir = “/tmp”

  extension=mysqli

  extension=curl
  ;extension=ffi
  ;extension=ftp
  extension=fileinfo
  extension=gd
  ;extension=gettext
  ;extension=gmp
  extension=intl
  ;extension=ldap
  extension=mbstring
  extension=exif ; Must be after mbstring as it depends on it
  ;extension=mysqli
  ;extension=odbc
  extension=openssl
  ;extension=pdo_firebird
  ;extension=pdo_mysql
  ;extension=pdo_odbc
  ;extension=pdo_pgsql
  ;extension=pdo_sqlite
  ;extension=pgsql
  ;extension=shmop

  Next, I give the IIS_IUSRS full control of the c:inetpubwwrootworpress directory

  I activate wordpress by opening http:\MyServer.comWordPresswp-adminsetup-config.php

  I create a new instance of WordPress. Once done, I login and

  I did NOT load any plugins OR any Themes !

  The active Theme is Twenty Twenty-Five.

  I add a new page and add an image, a table and some text.

  Now I Save the Draft. So far so good.

  When I click on the Preview button in the bottom left of the page, It sends me back to the Login page.

  Any help would be appreciated

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