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Fix Certificate Errors In Microsoft Edge[2024 Guide]
This error prevents users from accessing any website
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Updated onJuly 4, 2024
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Getting certificate errors in Edge? You’re certainly not alone. As you may have guessed, this usually signals a problem with the website’s security certificate.
However, other things can prompt it too. Incorrect date and time, security software, and misconfigured settings can all have an impact. Regardless of the root cause, here are the fixes:
How do I fix a navigation blocked certificate error?
1. Remove Trusteer Rapport
Or better yet, useuninstaller software. In addition to removing programs, the uninstaller software will remove all files and registry entries associated with that application.
A few users are also suggested to disable Entrust certificate, so you might want to try that. If Entrust certificate isn’t causing this problem, you might want to disable a different certificate.
2. Make sure that your date and time are correct
After setting the correct time and date, theNET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALIDerror in Edge should be fixed. This also helps with thedoh.xfinity.comcertificate error.
3. Change the Security level
Users are also suggesting changing ActiveX controls.
Keep in mind that changing ActiveX settings can cause security issues, therefore use extra caution if you decide to change ActiveX settings.
4. Disable certificate address mismatch warnings
After doing that, your security settings will be changed and the Microsoft Edge certificate not secure error should be resolved.
5. Use Command Prompt
After the command is run, restart your PC and check if your problem is resolved.
6. Check your antivirus software
Sometimes your antivirus can interfere with Microsoft Edge. So you might want to change its configuration and disable specific settings.
If that’s not working, considerswitching to a different antivirussolution that won’t interfere with other processes running on your PC.
7. Create a new user profile
After switching to a new user account, the issue will be fixed. You might have to move all your personal files to a new account and start using it instead of your main account.
Certificate error messages
While the causes and solutions are similar, depending on a few particularities, Edge will display a wide range of error messages, such as:
No matter the specific message you’ve gotten, you should be able to fix it with the above-mentioned steps.
Other similar situations have a simpler fix:
How do I fix theThere is a problem with this website’s security certificateerror when there’s no option to continue?
If you come across the error, there’s usually aContinue to this websiteoption available at the bottom. In case it’s not there, you could modify the settings to stop looking for certificate address mismatch or install the certificates.
Or, you could find the solutions that worked for most users when encountering theThere is a problem with this website’s security certificateerror.
As you have seen, the certificate errors in Microsoft Edge can be fixed in most cases using the recommended solutions. Still, if that doesn’t work, you can disable the certificate check or disable SSL verification in Edge.
We’d like to hear which one worked for you, so feel free to use the comments section to drop us a line.
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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
