Windows 10 and localhost is blank

When upgrading to Windows 10 Microsoft turns on "World Wide Web Publishing Service" by default which uses port: 80

Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
Find “World Wide Web Publishing Service”
Right click and select “Stop”
Right click and select “Properties”, then change “Startup type” to “Manual”

You should then be able to start up DesktopServer.

Last updated on October 24, 2020