{"id":150,"date":"2022-08-30T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signmycode.com\/resources\/?p=150"},"modified":"2024-09-16T09:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T09:54:27","slug":"quick-guide-to-install-a-code-signing-certificate-on-ms-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/signmycode.com\/resources\/quick-guide-to-install-a-code-signing-certificate-on-ms-windows","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide to Install a Code Signing Certificate on MS Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note: This is Outdated Conted due to New CA\/B Baseline After June 2023<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like other technical tasks, code signing certificate installation is more accessible through specific predefined steps. However, if you’ve never installed a code signing certificate and are using it for the first time, you may find it a little tricky to know how to install it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have found guides showing how to\u00a0generate a CSR<\/a>\u00a0to install your code signing certificate<\/span>, and you may have even learned how to install it using specific tools with interfaces. But what happens in the background isn’t something everyone is familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you’ve purchased a code signing certificate by yourself and want to install it on MS Windows operating system, it may become challenging as you may not have installed it often that you know about all the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, here we’ve broken down the easy-to-follow process of importing a code signing certificate to the personal folder of your device within Windows built-in console Certificate Manager (CertMgr.msc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Install a Code Signing Certificate on MS Windows?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click on the Start menu, and type “Manage User Certificates.” Once Manage User Certificates show up, select it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once the Manage User Certificates opens, double click the folder named Personal from the left side menu. It’ll open another menu with a folder beneath it called as Certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the Certificates folder and right-click on it. Go to All Tasks > Import. It’ll open the new window of Certificate Import Wizard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Furthermore, click the Next button once the built-in Certificate Import Wizard opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you click the Next button, the File to Import window will open. Click Browse and a new screen will open from where you can select your code signing certificate file, which is the PKCS file (.pfx).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> For instance, if the file isn’t displayed, and you’re seeing .crt or .cer files, select Personal Information Exchange from the bottom drop-down menu near the file name field. And then, you should find the certificate with file format .pfx, or else it could also be PKCS12 or .p12 file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> The .pfx file is your code signing certificate combined with the private key. So, if you don’t find the file, you’ll need to combine your key and code signing certificate file and generate the .pfx file. Similarly, it’s only possible by using the same computer in which you generated your CSR (Certificate Signing Request).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And some of the ways you can do this are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n