Missing makecert.exe

Question

For some reason, I miss makecert.exe on my system. I searched the entire hard drive and it was not there. In particular, it is not in C: \ Program Files \ Microsoft SDK \ Windows \ v6.0A \ bin, where I believe it should be. I did not find articles on this topic on the Internet. Any ideas what is going on?

Answer 1

makecert.exe is also installed as part of the Windows SDK. For example, it is available in the \ Program Files \ Microsoft SDK \ Windows \ v7.0A \ bin folder for the Windows 7.0A SDK.

Answer 2

Just mark this to save you from an hour of frustration. In the Windows 8 SDK, the path is: \ Program Files (x86) \ Window Kits \ 8.0 \ bin \ x64 \ makecert.exe. Please note that my machine is 64-bit, so replace the folder names with the appropriate 32-bit version if it turns out to be your machine. I looked at the "\ Program Files \ Microsoft SDK" folder, as I thought the folder structure of the Windows 7 SDK was similar to the Windows 8 SDK. How wrong I was.

Answer 3

I was tasked with deploying Azure Recovery Services and as such makecert.exe was required for all virtual machines.

The following worked for me:

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Azure VM Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacentre :

• Download the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and the .NET Framework 4 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279

• Select only the .NET Framework TOOLS.

• Note makecert.exe set to:

   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\x64 

• To create a certificate using Powershell, use the following:

    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\x64\makecert.exe" -r -pe -n CN=CertificateName -ss my -sr localmachine -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 -len 2048 -e 01/09/2017 machinename.cer 

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Azure VM Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacentre :

• Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows 8.1 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/bg162891.aspx

• all downloaded

• Only these 2 components are installed:

  • Windows Development Kit

  • net framework 4.5.1 software development kit

• Note makecert.exe set to:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin 

• To create a certificate using Powershell, use the following:

   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Bin\x64\makecert.exe" -r -pe -n CN=CertificateName -ss my -sr localmachine -eku 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.3.2 -len 2048 -e 01/09/2017 machinename.cer 

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Hope this helps someone.

Answer 4

here thread with many other places where exe might be.

Answer 5

MakeCert.exe deprecated :

Note. MakeCert is deprecated. To create self-signed certificates, use the Powershell New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet.

You should use the new New-SelfSignedCertificate cmlet.