View the Certificate Store
To open the “Certificate Store” follow these steps:
1. Run mmc.exe
[Select Continue if Windows asks for confirmation]
2. From the menu, click on File àAdd/Remove Snap In…, the following window will pop-up. 
3. Select “Certificates” in the left list
4. Click on “Add >”, the following window will pop-up.
5. Select “Computer account”
6. Click on “Next >”, you will see the following screen. 
7. With “Local Computer” selected, click on “Finish”
8. Now the “Local Computer Certificate Snap-In” will appear in the “selected snap-ins” list.
9. Click on “OK” to finish. You will see a window similar to the following.
This is the “Certificate Store” window.
Tip:
Save the configuration to skip the steps for opening the “Local Computer Certificate Snap-In”.
From the menu, select Fileà “Save as…”
Give to it an appropriate name like “Certificate Store.msc”.
