Browsing google.com shows error page with error code ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

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Browsing google.com shows error page with error code ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

This issue occurred a month back and I was just not able to access google.com on my machine. Other sites worked just fine but google.com was not working in any of the browser I had – Chrome, Firefox, Edge. In Chrome, it showed this error code that indicated something is wrong with the certificate. However, Edge and Firefox show a slightly different error page. I googled on this topic (of course on my other machine J) and found many articles and youtube videos that gave a generic set of instructions on how to fix this problem. Most of them suggested removing browser cache and things like that. However, nothing worked for me.

 

  • What worked for me was something I found by accident. In Edge, go to browser settings –

Edge settings menu

 

  • Search for “manage certificates” and you should see an option with this title.

manage certificates from Edge browser

 

  • Click on this option and it will open a popup.

certificates dialog

 

  • On this pop-up, delete all certificates for google.com.

 

This should fix this issue for you in all browsers.