William Stanek - Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage, Security, & Networking Pocket Consultant

Follow these steps to restore a personal certificate:

1.Copy the Personal Information Exchange (.pfx) file onto removable media, such as a flash drive or a floppy disk, and then log on as the user to the computer where you want to use the personal certificate.

NOTE Log on to the target computer as the user whose certificate you’re restoring. If you don’t do this, the user won’t be able to work with his encrypted data.

2.Access the Certificates snap-in for My User Account as described previously.

3.Expand Certificates-Current User, and then press and hold or right-click Personal. Tap or click All Tasks, and then tap or click Import. This starts the Certificate Import Wizard.

4.Tap or click Next, and then insert the removable media.

5.Tap or click Browse. In the Open dialog box, locate the personal certificate on the removable media. Be sure to select Personal Information Exchange as the file type. After you locate the file, select it, and then tap or click Open.

6.Tap or click Next. Enter the password for the personal certificate, and then tap or click Next again.

7.The certificate should be placed in the Personal store by default. Accept the default by tapping or clicking Next. Tap or click Finish. If the import process is successful, you’ll get a message box confirming this. Tap or click OK.

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