What Is "certmgr.msc" on Windows Computer

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What is "certmgr.msc" on Windows computer? What can I use it for?

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"certmgr.msc" is a predefined MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in tool. "certmgr.msc" can be used as a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to manage certificates on a Windows system.

Functions supported in "certmgr.msc" are:

List all certificate stores on system.
List all certificates in each certificate store.
Dump the list of all certificates in a certificate store to a file.
Search for certificate in all certificate stores with a keyword.
Open a certificate in the Certificate Viewer.
Delete a certificate from a certificate store.
Export a certificate from a certificate store to a file.
Import a certificate from a certificate file to a certificate store.

"certmgr.msc" is stored in a file located at: "C:\Windows\System32\certmgr.msc" on Windows 10, 8, 7 systems.

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⇑ Certificate Manager Console "certmgr.msc" on Windows

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