'makecert' is not recognized as an internal or external command in command prompt

Question

For creating certificate run this command:

makecert -r -pe -n "CN=effectLabs Server" -b 01/01/2011 -e 01/01/2020 -sky exchange C:\myCerts\ELServer.cer -sv C:\myCerts\ELServer.pvk

Following error occurred in command prompt:

'makecert' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Answer 1

You need to use the Visual Studio command prompt to use the makecert utility on the command line.

Answer 2

On Windows 10, this tool has been renamed to the Developer Command Prompt for VS2015. You can find this by simply pressing the Windows key, and then searching for 'Developer Command Prompt'.

Answer 3

On windows 10, I came across with the same issue. In spite of running my Developer Command Prompt for VS2017 as administrator, I got the same error. But when I installed Windows SDK then makecert command successfully got run.

Answer 4

You have to use Visual Studio command prompt.

You can find it in:

In Windows 8 On the Start screen, press the Windows logo key Windows logo + Z. (To open the Start screen, press the Windows logo key Windows logo on your keyboard.) Choose the Apps view icon at the bottom of the screen and then press V. The list will include all installed Visual Studio command prompts. Choose the Developer Command Prompt (or the command prompt you want to use).

In Windows 7 Choose Start, expand All Programs, and then expand Microsoft Visual Studio. Depending on the version of Visual Studio you have installed, choose Visual Studio Tools, Visual Studio Command Prompt, or the command prompt you want to use.

Answer 5

for anyone still still getting this error even after installing the mentioned above SDK, make sure to include the path to the makecert file in the system env path, which should be along the lines of : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin