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.
Lugg says
I have been having certificate problems with YouTube all day (March 28, 2018). And it just started today. This workaround doesn’t help (nor has any other that I’ve found) because, though Internet Explorer is telling me that there is a problem with the certificate issued, when I get to the YouTube site and say “View certificate” (Step 3), I get a message that this site doesn’t issue certificates!!
Apparently, the problem with the YouTube certificate is that there isn’t one and Explorer (and Firefox) cannot accept that.
Please, there must be a way around this.
Ross West says
Thanks, for sharing this informative stuff. I have a Windows 10 and this issue has been solved for me. It works perfectly.
Kazimir Bendele says
Fix 2 work for me very well
Thanks alot
Julie says
yes, thank you sp much, life saver. x
Khizar Ud Din says
Thank you very much for this useful information,problem solved
Brok says
Well, who would have thought that a refurbished laptop would come dated 13 June 1982!! Thanks for the much needed information.
K Prasanna says
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.
Elana says
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.
James says
Thanks.very helpful.
bernard says
FIX 2 worked for me!
Thank you.
Francis A says
#2 worked for me, thank you!
Tina says
When I click certificate error I don’t get any place to click view certificates instead I get an information box
sagar says
Jan Jones @ try FIX : 3
sagar says
IT WAS AWSOMEE…… all the resolution works
Thanks 4 ur info
Jan Jones says
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.
sanjeev satyarthi says
I tried all option but in view certificate windo install certificate option is not available.
JB says
Tried all the above methods to no avail.
even ran malware scan, virus scan but still nothing helps.
zara says
thank u my time and date was set wrong thanks so much
John says
Thanks, the first fix worked for me in Windows 10.
raja says
check for update for your computer