Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011.cer Updated 【UPDATED REPORT】

The old 2011 certificate was dead. Its "Not After" date had passed. But the archive lived. The signatures held. The trust had been transferred.

The health of your Windows ecosystem depends on the integrity of your Trusted Root Store. Start your audit today by verifying that Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011 is present, valid, and trusted. microsoft root certificate authority 2011.cer

Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:\LocalMachine\Root | Where-Object $_.Subject -like "*Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011*" The old 2011 certificate was dead

Windows (per-machine, requires admin)

A: Absolutely not. Unless you are running an isolated, non-Microsoft, non-internet connected system, deletion will cause immediate functionality loss for Windows Update, drivers, and store apps. The signatures held

Unlike end-entity certificates that expire quickly, the Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011 has a long lifespan, with an . It is distributed to client machines through the Microsoft Trusted Root Program , which automatically updates the "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" store on Windows devices.