This step-by-step article describes how to decommission a Microsoft Windows enterprise CA, and how to remove all related objects from the Active Directory directory service. Applies to: Windows Server Original KB number: 889250 Summary When you uninstall a certification authority (CA), the certificates that were issued by the CA are typically still outstanding. If the outstanding certificates
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