How can I start certmgr.msc for computer account?
If you have 2012R1/Win8 or later: You can use certlm.msc (Certificates Local Machine) instead of certmgr.msc. That will open the computer certificate store.
The previous answer confused me until I found that a couple of steps were not explicitly stated. Whenever I opened certmgr.msc it only showed me the Current User certs, rather than the ones for the Local Computer store. I found more details in this blog entry.
In case that link dissolves, you need to do these steps to access the different stores:
- Start → Run:
mmc.exe - Menu: File → Add/Remove Snap-in…
- Under Available snap-ins, select Certificates and press Add.
- Select Computer Account for the certificates to manage. Press Next.
- Select Local Computer and press Finish.
- Press OK to return to the management console.
Once you have the MMC set up, then you can save the msc with a new name per the above answer.
Save the .msc file to a file share and just call the UNC.
What I did was create the .msc file (as answered above) but I saved it to a network resource. When I go to the next server, I can call the UNC via the RUN and done the local computer's certificate manager opens up as the Computer Account too. I tested it across a couple different IIS boxes and found it was indeed unique and the computer's account.
\\fileserver\share\certmgr_computeraccount.msc