IIS URL Rewrite not redirecting subfolders - iis

Question

URL Rewrite rule for redirecting from http to https:
<rewrite>
<rules>
<rule name="http to https" enabled="false" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="(.*)" />
<conditions>
<add input="{HTTPS}" pattern="^OFF$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}" />
</rule>
</rules>
</rewrite>
However, when you go directly to a subfolder like http://www.example.com/employees via an old bookmark or by typing the address into the browser, it doesn't redirect to https://www.example.com/employees but stays on http://www.example.com/employees.
Oddly enough, we have the same rewrite rules for a dev site, and it will redirect from http://dev.example.com/employees to https://dev.example.com/employees.
Very strange. Any ideas?

Answer 1

This is what I use - I add it to the applicationhost.config file, so it's at the global level. It's a little different then yours, I run many different sites and never have the issue you're describing doing it this way.
<rule name="Root Redirect to HTTPS" enabled="true" stopProcessing="true">
<match url="(.*)" />
<conditions logicalGrouping="MatchAll" trackAllCaptures="false">
<add input="{SERVER_PORT}" pattern="^80$" />
<add input="{HTTP_HOST}" pattern="example\.com$" />
</conditions>
<action type="Redirect" url="https://www.example.com/{R:0}" />
</rule>