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I am using Windows 10 Professional and I am wondering if I can use my own (self-signed) certificate instead of the auto-generated certificate for the Remote Desktop Service.

If I simply copy my own certificate into "Remote Desktop/Certificates" folder and remove its auto-generated one, the RDS would just stop working. Besides, Once I restart the service, it would generate a new certificate.

Would there be any measures for me to use my own certificate instead of the auto-generated one?

Thanks!

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    What are you imagining the benefits of doing so will be? It won't be valid either.
    – ceejayoz
    Aug 14, 2017 at 16:17
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    @ceejayoz Hi the annoying problem with the auto-generated certificate is that it would expire after half a year, which means that I always need trust new certificate. If I can use my own self-signed one, I can generate one with the life of 10 years.
    – user431034
    Aug 15, 2017 at 2:31
  • Thirty seconds every six months is that much of a hardship?
    – ceejayoz
    Aug 15, 2017 at 12:35

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You can try to use the following procedure: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3042780/remote-desktop-listener-certificate-configurations-in-windows-server-2

It's for Windows Server, but I think it will work for Windows 10 too.

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    yes, that is the problem. For windows server, there are a lot of tutorials. However, for other windows version, even professional one, these tutorials do not work.
    – user431034
    Aug 15, 2017 at 2:32

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