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Open CER on Windows OS

• Locate CER file in Windows Explorer and right-click on it.
• Look for the "Open with" menu option in the popup menu. If you open this menu you will see list of the applications which can open CER file.
• If there are no programs which can open the CER file are installed you will see "Open with..." button in the popup menu. Click on it.
• Dialog will open with Windows OS suggestion about what application can open CER file.
• If you do not see the application which correctly matches the file try to search the internet for one of the apps mentioned above or look for technical file description below. Each description have "Application name" in it which can open the CER file.
• If "Application name" is missing look for the "Windows Object" and "Executable command" fields because they typically contain application which can open CER file.

Open .cer File and CERFile.

File Extension	.cer
Description	Security Certificate
Sample File Name	[Sample File].cer
Windows Object	CERFile
Executable Command To Open .cer File	%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32.exe cryptext.dll
Mime Type	CryptExtOpenCER %1
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Open .cer File and CERFile.

File Extension	.cer
Description	Security Certificate
Sample File Name	[Sample File].cer
Windows Object	CERFile
Executable Command To Open .cer File	C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenCER %1
Mime Type	application/x-x509-ca-cert
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