Choose and click Browse . Select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK . Finish the wizard and restart the .NET installation. 2. Install Mandatory Windows Updates

The primary driver behind the certificate chain error on Windows 7 is the cryptographic shift from the SHA-1 hashing algorithm to the more secure SHA-2 standard.

The most effective way to bypass this error is to manually add the missing Microsoft certificate to your system’s trusted store.

Click , then click Browse to locate the downloaded .crt file.

Install all and Recommended updates, specifically those related to root certificates or security.