diff --git a/docs/content/2.deploy/providers/iis.md b/docs/content/2.deploy/providers/iis.md
index bd3bfad205..b602b4b460 100644
--- a/docs/content/2.deploy/providers/iis.md
+++ b/docs/content/2.deploy/providers/iis.md
@@ -6,22 +6,24 @@ Deploy Nitro apps to IIS.
 This is an experimental preset.
 ::
 
-## Using [IISnode](https://github.com/Azure/iisnode) (recommended)
+## Using [IISnode](https://github.com/Azure/iisnode)
 
 **Preset:** `iis_node` ([switch to this preset](/deploy/#changing-the-deployment-preset))
 
-1. Install [IISnode](https://github.com/azure/iisnode/releases), and the [IIS URL Rewrite Module](https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite).
-2. In IIS, add `.mjs` as a new mime type and set its content type to `application/javascript`.
-3. Deploy the contents of your `.output` folder to your website in IIS.
+1. Install the latest LTS version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) on your Windows Server.
+1. Install [IISnode](https://github.com/azure/iisnode/releases)
+2. Install [IIS `URLRewrite` Module](https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite).
+3. In IIS, add `.mjs` as a new mime type and set its content type to `application/javascript`.
+4. Deploy the contents of your `.output` folder to your website in IIS.
 
-## Using IIS directly
+## Using IIS Handler
 
-**Preset:** `iis-handler` ([switch to this preset](/deploy/#changing-the-deployment-preset))
+**Preset:** `iis_handler` / `iis` ([switch to this preset](/deploy/#changing-the-deployment-preset))
 
-If you do not wish to use IISnode, you can use IIS directly.
+You can use IIS http handler directly.
 
-1. Make sure that [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) is installed on your Windows Server.
-2. Make sure [`HttpPlatformHandler` Module](https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/httpplatformhandler) is installed.
+1. Install the latest LTS version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/) on your Windows Server.
+2. Install [IIS `HttpPlatformHandler` Module](https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/httpplatformhandler)
 3. Copy your `.output` directory into the Windows Server, and create a website on IIS pointing to that exact directory.
 
 ## IIS Config options
diff --git a/src/presets/iis.ts b/src/presets/iis.ts
index 09e0ef58b1..f6b6df12e4 100644
--- a/src/presets/iis.ts
+++ b/src/presets/iis.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { resolveFile, writeFile } from "../utils";
 import { defineNitroPreset } from "../preset";
 import type { Nitro } from "../types";
 
-export const iis = defineNitroPreset({
+export const iisHandler = defineNitroPreset({
   extends: "node-server",
   hooks: {
     async compiled(nitro: Nitro) {
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ export const iis = defineNitroPreset({
   },
 });
 
+export const iis = iisHandler;
+
 export const iisNode = defineNitroPreset({
   extends: "node-server",
   hooks: {
@@ -42,45 +44,69 @@ export const iisNode = defineNitroPreset({
 async function iisnodeXmlTemplate(nitro: Nitro) {
   const path = resolveFile("web.config", nitro.options.rootDir, ["config"]);
   const originalString = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-  <system.webServer>
-    <webSocket enabled="false" />
-    <handlers>
-      <add name="iisnode" path="index.js" verb="*" modules="iisnode"/>
-    </handlers>
-    <rewrite>
-      <rules>
-        <rule name="NodeInspector" patternSyntax="ECMAScript" stopProcessing="true">
-          <match url="^server\\/debug[\\/]?" />
-        </rule>
-
-        <rule name="StaticContent">
-          <action type="Rewrite" url="public{REQUEST_URI}"/>
-        </rule>
-
-        <rule name="DynamicContent">
-          <conditions>
-            <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="True"/>
-          </conditions>
-          <action type="Rewrite" url="index.js"/>
-        </rule>
-      </rules>
-    </rewrite>
-
-    <security>
-      <requestFiltering>
-        <hiddenSegments>
-          <remove segment="bin"/>
-          <add segment="node_modules"/>
-        </hiddenSegments>
-      </requestFiltering>
-    </security>
-
-    <httpErrors existingResponse="PassThrough" />
-
-    <iisnode watchedFiles="web.config;*.js" node_env="production" debuggingEnabled="true" />
-  </system.webServer>
-</configuration>
+  <!--
+       This configuration file is required if iisnode is used to run node processes behind
+       IIS or IIS Express.  For more information, visit:
+       https://github.com/Azure/iisnode/blob/master/src/samples/configuration/web.config
+  -->
+  <configuration>
+    <system.webServer>
+      <!-- Visit http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2013/11/14/introduction-to-websockets-on-windows-azure-web-sites.aspx for more information on WebSocket support -->
+      <webSocket enabled="false" />
+      <handlers>
+        <!-- Indicates that the index.js file is a Node.js site to be handled by the iisnode module -->
+        <add name="iisnode" path="index.js" verb="*" modules="iisnode" />
+      </handlers>
+      <rewrite>
+        <rules>
+          <!-- Do not interfere with requests for node-inspector debugging -->
+          <rule name="NodeInspector" patternSyntax="ECMAScript" stopProcessing="true">
+            <match url="^index.js/debug[/]?" />
+          </rule>
+
+          <!-- First we consider whether the incoming URL matches a physical file in the /public folder -->
+          <rule name="StaticContent">
+            <action type="Rewrite" url="public{PATH_INFO}" />
+          </rule>
+
+          <!-- All other URLs are mapped to the Node.js site entrypoint -->
+          <rule name="DynamicContent">
+            <conditions>
+              <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="True" />
+            </conditions>
+            <action type="Rewrite" url="index.js" />
+          </rule>
+        </rules>
+      </rewrite>
+
+      <!-- 'bin' directory has no special meaning in Node.js and apps can be placed in it -->
+      <security>
+        <requestFiltering>
+          <hiddenSegments>
+            <remove segment="bin" />
+          </hiddenSegments>
+          <requestLimits maxAllowedContentLength="4294967295" />
+        </requestFiltering>
+      </security>
+
+      <!-- Make sure error responses are left untouched -->
+      <httpErrors existingResponse="PassThrough" />
+
+      <!--
+        You can control how Node is hosted within IIS using the following options:
+          * watchedFiles: semi-colon separated list of files that will be watched for changes to restart the server
+          * node_env: will be propagated to node as NODE_ENV environment variable
+          * debuggingEnabled - controls whether the built-in debugger is enabled
+        See https://github.com/Azure/iisnode/blob/master/src/samples/configuration/web.config for a full list of options
+      -->
+      <iisnode
+        watchedFiles="index.js"
+        node_env="production"
+        debuggingEnabled="false"
+        loggingEnabled="false"
+      />
+    </system.webServer>
+  </configuration>
 `;
   if (path !== undefined) {
     const fileString = await readFile(path, "utf8");
diff --git a/src/presets/index.ts b/src/presets/index.ts
index a4be1c3c93..fc98a0f43d 100644
--- a/src/presets/index.ts
+++ b/src/presets/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ export * from "./cleavr";
 export * from "./layer0";
 export * from "./flightcontrol";
 export * from "./lagon";
-export { iis, iisNode } from "./iis";
+export { iis, iisHandler, iisNode } from "./iis";
 export { _static as static } from "./static";
 export * from "./github-pages";