Move Certificate to Another Certificate Store (2024)

Moving a Certificate to From One Microsoft Certificate Store to Another

Did you place your certificates in thePersonalstore instead of theWeb Hostingstore? If you have less then 20 to 30 certificates, this will not be a problem. However, if you are managing 30 or more certificates you will need to move your certificates to theWeb Hostingstore, which was designed to scale to a greater number of certificates.

How to Move a Certificate

Use these instructions to move certificates from one Microsoft store to another.

1. Open the MMC Console.

   1. Windows Server 2016

      1. In the Windows Start menu, type mmc.

      2. Right-click on mmc and then click Run as administrator.

   2. Windows Server 2012

      1. On the Windows Start screen, type mmc.

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      2. Right-click on mmc.exe and then click Run as administrator.

2. In the MMC Console, in the top menu, click File > Add/Remove Snap-in….

   

3. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins windows, in the Available snap-ins: section, select Certificates and then click Add >.

   

4. In the Certificate snap-in window, select Computer account and then click Next.

   

5. In the Select Computer window, select Local computer: (the computer this console is running on) and then click Finish.

   

6. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins window, you should now see the Certificates (Local Computer) snap-in.

   

7. Click OK

8. In the MMC Console, in the console tree, expandCertificates (Local Computer) > Personal, and select theCertificatesfolder.

   

9. In the center pane, select (highlight) the certificate(s) that you want to move (or copy).

   

10. Right-click on the highlighted certificate(s) and click Cut (or Copy).

11. In the MMC Console, in the console tree, right-click on the Web Hosting folder and click Paste.

    

12. The certificate(s) should now appear in the Web Hosting, Certificates folder (Web Hosting store).

    

For help with your certificate installation or troubleshooting, try our Windows SSL management tool.