I had a few websites I visited regularly that would prompt me with a “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” warning every time I visited using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Fortunately, I was able to find a way to bypass this message forever for future visits.
Fix 1 – Install the Certificate
- Right-click the “Internet Explorer” icon, then choose “Run as administrator“.
- Visit the website, and choose the option to “Continue to this website (not recommended).”.
- Click where it says “Certificate error” in the address bar, then choose “View certificates“.
- Select “Install Certificate…“.
- Select “Next“.
- Select the “Place all certificates in the following store” option.
- Select “Browse…“.
- Choose “Trusted Root Certification Authorities“, then select “OK“.
- Select “Yes” when prompted with the security warning.
- Select “OK” on the “The import was successful” message
- Select “OK” on the “Certificate” box.
Now when you visit the website in the future, you should not be prompted with the certificate warning.
Fix 2 – Ensure Workstation Time is Correct
Certificate errors may appear if the time or time zone is incorrect on your workstation. You might see the message “The security certificate presented by this website has expired or is not yet valid.” appear in this case. Fix it in Windows with these steps.
- Select “Start” and type “Time“.
- Select the “Date and Time” option.
- If the date or time is incorrect, select “Change date and time…” to change it. If the time zone is incorrect, select “Change date and time…” the change it.
- Select “OK” when done.
Fix 3 – Name Mismatches Setting
If you receive a message that says “The security certificate presented by this website was issued for a different website’s address” with your version of security certificate error, it might mean that the certificate has a name mismatch. You might not want to mess with this setting as you want it enabled to prevent security issues, but if you insist, use these steps:
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select the options gear, then select “Internet Options“.
- Select the “Advanced” tab.
- Scroll down to the “Security” section, and uncheck the “Warn about certficate address mismatch” option.
- Select “OK“.
- Restart the computer.
This tutorial is provided without warranty. Use at your own risk.
Hi,
I’m not getting the option – Contiue to this website(not recommended). I’m only getting – Click here to close this webpage.
I’m using IE11. Please help.
This was very helpful! I forget if the date and time are not current, I will have certificate issues. The 3rd option helped also on sites that did not auto correct with the date and time.
Thanks.very helpful.
FIX 2 worked for me!
Thank you.
#2 worked for me, thank you!
When I click certificate error I don’t get any place to click view certificates instead I get an information box
Jan Jones @ try FIX : 3
IT WAS AWSOMEE…… all the resolution works
Thanks 4 ur info
When I click “continue to this website” nothing happens so I am unable to see a Certificate Error message and correct it. Really frustrating. Have wasted so much time over this.
I tried all option but in view certificate windo install certificate option is not available.
Tried all the above methods to no avail.
even ran malware scan, virus scan but still nothing helps.
thank u my time and date was set wrong thanks so much
Thanks, the first fix worked for me in Windows 10.
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