Tag: Windows PowerShell

Requesting certificates via Certificate Enrollment Web Services using Windows PowerShell fails with error message "Cannot find object or property. 0x80092004 (-2146885628 CRYPT_E_NOT_FOUND)"

Assume the following scenario:

  • An attempt is made to request a certificate via Windows PowerShell using Certificate Enrollment Web Services. The name of the certificate template is included with the -Template argument.
  • The request fails with the following error message:
Get-Certificate : CertEnroll::CX509CertificateTemplates::get_ItemByName: Cannot find object or property. 0x80092004

(-2146885628 CRYPT_E_NOT_FOUND)

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Identify the active Remote Desktop (RDP) certificate

If you have configured a certificate template for Remote Desktop certificates and an appropriate Group Policy , or manually assigned a Remote Desktop certificate , you may want to verify that the certificates on the participating computers are being used correctly by the Remote Desktop session host.

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Requesting a certificate fails with the error message "You cannot request a certificate at this time because no certificate types are available."

Assume the following scenario:

  • You try to request a certificate from an Active Directory-integrated certification authority (enterprise CA).
  • To do this, use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), either for the logged-in user (certmgr.msc) or for the computer (certlm.msc).
  • The logged-in user also has the necessary permissions to request certificates from the certificate template in question (Enroll).
  • You don't get any certificate templates to choose from, even though they are correctly published on the certification authorities.
  • There is also no "Show hidden templates" option. This usually appears at the bottom left of the dialog.
  • The following error message is displayed:
Certificate types are not available. You cannot request a certificate at this time because no certificate types are available. If you need a certificate, contact your administrator.

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Installing Remote Server Administration Tools for Active Directory Certificate Services on Windows 10 version 1809 and later

Since Windows 10 version 1809, the Remote Server Administration Tools can no longer be found as a standalone download, but are part of Features on Demand.

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