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Change the Windows Admin Center certificate

  • January 16, 2020
  • 2 min read
Cloud and Virtualization Architect and Microsoft MVP. Florent specializes in public, private, and hybrid cloud ecosystems. An MCSE in Private Cloud, he provides technical leadership in Cloud and Datacenter Management. Florent delivers high-authority insights on Azure deployments, virtualization strategy, and optimizing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure.
Cloud and Virtualization Architect and Microsoft MVP. Florent specializes in public, private, and hybrid cloud ecosystems. An MCSE in Private Cloud, he provides technical leadership in Cloud and Datacenter Management. Florent delivers high-authority insights on Azure deployments, virtualization strategy, and optimizing enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure.


Windows Admin Center

Today, I connected to my Windows Admin Center, and I had the following error message that says that my certificate is expired:

Error message

I renewed my certificate, and to change it in the WAC, you just need to import the new certificate on the server, and get his thumbprint:

WAC

When you’ve this key, just go in the configuration panel, and search Windows Admin Center. Click on Change:

WAC configuration panel

Choose to modify the WAC:

Choose to modify the WAC

Replace the thumbprint by the new certificate that you copied previously and click on Change:

Replace the thumbprint

The WAC service will restart. When it’s done, the certificate on your WAC has been changed:

WAC has been changed

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