Loading TLS Certificate Roots (CAs) in Windows 10
March 19, 2026
Due to some snafu, a fresh install of Windows only had a couple of root certificates, making the internet largely unusable. This is typically corrected by a Windows service, but for some reason, today it was not. The solution:
Open a command prompt as Administrator.
Download all current trusted roots:
certutil –generateSSTFromWU roots.sstInstall them:
certutil -addstore -f root roots.sstNote: you may view installed certificates with certlm. Check "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and "Intermediate Certification Authorities".