Error When Adding Trusted Root Certificate
Problem:
When trying to import a certificate to the Trusted Root store, you receive the following error message:
The import failed because the store was read-only, the store was full, or the store did not open correctly.
Fix
When trying to import a certificate to the Trusted Root store, you receive the following error message:
The import failed because the store was read-only, the store was full, or the store did not open correctly.
Fix
- Download and save the certificate.
- Open the Certificate Manager
- Click on the Blue Vista icon in the lower left hand corner
- In the "Start Search" box, type "certmgr.msc" (no quotes).
- The certificate manager will open.
- Right click on "Trusted Publishers" from the folder list on the left.
- In the pop-up menu, choose "All Tasks" >> "Import.."
- Click the "Next" button
- Click the "Browse" button
- Browse to the location where the certificate is saved, click on it then click the "Open" button
- Click the "Next" button
- Select "Place all certificates in the following store"
- Click the "Browse" button
- Put a checkmark beside "Show physical stores"
- Expand the "Trusted Publishers" folder
- Click "Local Computer"
- Click the "OK" button.
- Click the "Next" button
- Click the "Finish" button