How can I get a list of installed certificates on Windows?

Question

I know I have some certificates installed on my Windows 7 machine. How can I see what they are, the nicknames they are known by, and browse detailed information (such as issuer and available usage)?

score 74 · Answer 1 · answered May 04 '10 at 17:56

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Using PowerShell:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse Cert:

answered May 04 '10 at 17:56

Joey

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Dziad Borowy · Answer 2 · 2013-12-11T14:56:31.560

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Or run (Start -> Run or just hit WIN+R):

certmgr.msc

edited Dec 11 '13 at 14:56

answered Sep 12 '13 at 13:24

Dziad Borowy

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score 29 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 08 '12 at 22:57

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In Internet Explorer:

Go to Tools _(Alt+X) → Internet Options → Content → Certificates.

edited Dec 08 '12 at 22:57

amiregelz

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answered May 04 '10 at 15:31

PaulWaldman

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score 21 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 22 '13 at 14:19

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Start mmc via Search files or Command Prompt:

Menu File → Add/Remove Snap-In... → Add... → Certificates → Add → My User account and/or Computer account → Finish → Close → OK → Browse.

edited Aug 22 '13 at 14:19

Peter Mortensen

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answered May 04 '10 at 18:12

mspoerr

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How can I get a list of installed certificates on Windows?

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