How do I start the Windows certificate management consoles from the command-line?

Windows contains two MMC (Microsoft Management Console) based management tools for certificates, one for the current user and one for the current computer. From the Windows 10 Start menu, these can be started with the names "Manage user certificates" and "Manage computer certificates", respectively.

But what if you want to start these two tools from the command line? Use the following commands:

• For the current user’s certficates: certmgr.msc
• For the current computer’s certificates: certlm.msc

That is, to start the current user's certificate manager, simply type in "certmgr.msc" in the Command Prompt or PowerShell, and press Enter. Nothing else is needed.

Hope this helps!