▷ How to install and view digital certificates location in windows 10

In this article we will know where the digital certificates location is in Windows 10 and also how we can install a digital certificate in the system. Surely you have an electronic ID or have obtained a digital certificate from the FNMT, so it will be necessary to install it, so follow this article to know the whole process.

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With the arrival of digital banking and the access of citizens to management services through the internet, the digital certificate has become a very useful and practically necessary mechanism to carry out the procedures from our own home. Knowing how to install our certificates and knowing where they are located is something very interesting and that everyone should know.

Install digital certificate in Windows 10

The digital certificate will be used by the web browsers that you have installed on your computer. In general, if we install a digital certificate on our computer, it will be compatible with Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome.

We recommend having these browsers updated to the latest version

Another thing that we must take into account is that, if we have downloaded the digital certificate with a certain user configured on our computer, it will very possibly not work if we change the user account or reinstall Windows. The certificate will automatically be invalidated.

Normally the digital certificate file will be available in .pfx or.p12 format. in this way we can identify which is our certificate file. Let's start:

We double click on the digital certificate file to start the installation wizard. In the first window we can choose whether the certificate will be available to a user or to the entire team. We recommend choosing that it is only for our user

Next, it asks us to confirm that the address where it is on the certificate is correct. We simply click “ Next ”

Now we will have to write the password of the certificate to install it. This key would surely be configured at the time of downloading the certificate, so you should keep it in mind. As for the other options, we recommend leaving them by default

In the next window we can choose ourselves where to store the certificate. The most recommended is to leave it in the default option, since this way we will not have problems in its use

Then we will finish the wizard and the certificate will be correctly installed

Install digital certificate in Firefox Windows 10

In the case of Firefox we will have to manually install our certificate, since it uses its own digital certificate store. Let's see the process:

We are located on the icon of the three bars located in the upper right area and press Now we go to the configuration section

Once inside, we enter the " Privacy and security " section. At the end of the whole there will be a button that will say " See certificates... "

We go to the corresponding section, normally it will be “ Your certificates ”. Here we click on " Import... " We will look for the location of the certificate and to install we will have to put its password

We will have already installed the digital certificate in Firefox

Location digital certificates in Windows 10

Now let's see what is the digital certificates location in Windows 10. We will check in each of the browsers if it is available and where it is located.

Google Chrome

As it is the most used browser, let's start with this one.

Click on the ellipsis to open the options menu. We choose “ Configuration ”

Then click on " Advanced Settings " at the end of the options menu to open these. Now we locate the option " Manage certificates "

In this new window we can see our certificate correctly installed.

Depending on what type of certificate it is, we will navigate through the different tabs in order to locate the one that we have installed.

Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge

Because Windows browsers have a common store for digital certificates that is also accessible from the system itself.

It is as simple as typing “ internet options ” in the start menu. Click on the main search result

Now we go to the " Content " tab If we then click on " Certificates "

We will get exactly the same window as in the case of Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

As we have installed the Certificate for this browser in the previous section, we can take the same steps to see them.

This is the way to install a digital certificate in Windows 10 and see the location of these.

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Have you been able to install your certificate successfully? If you have found any problem, especially in the FNMT certificates, do not hesitate to contact you, but you can also leave it in the comments to try to help you.