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Marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate.
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Microsoft pki reference: Marks one certificate as having been replaced by another certificate. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Switch-Certificate [-NotifyOnly] [-NewCert] <Certificate> [-OldCert] <Certificate> [-WhatIf]
[-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Switch-Certificate. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Windows / pki · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
-Confirm-NewCert (required)-NotifyOnly-OldCert (required)-WhatIfWindows with the pki module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Switch-Certificate @paramsThis example sets the renewal property of the certificate with the thumbprint E42DBC3B3F2771990A9B3E35D0C3C422779DACD7 as renewed by the certificate with the thumbprint 4A346B4385F139CA843912D358D765AB8DEE9FD4 and generates a replace certificate notification. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.
https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/pki/switch-certificate?view=windowsserver2025-ps
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