A certificate chain could not be built to a trusted root authority

Question

During the installation of .NET Framework 4.6.2, I got an error:

.NET Framework installation failed: -2146762486. A certificate chain could not be built

Answer 1

I also met the same issue in Win 7 sp1.

The solution is below:

1. Download the certificate file from Microsoft: MicrosoftRootCertificateAuthority2011.cer

If the link invalid someday, you can download from MicrosoftRootCertificateAuthority2011.cer - github.

2. Double click the .cer file downloaded just now, then install the certificate following below captures:

3. Re-install your .NET Framework 4.6.2 installation package.

Then the problem will be resolved. May it be helpful for you.