Usually, when you get the NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error in a Microsoft Edge browser you can bypass it by going to “Advanced” and clicking on “Continue to <website> (unsafe)” option.
But it may happen that there is no such option in “Advanced”.
This short note shows how to bypass the error NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID in the Microsoft Edge if there is no “Continue to website (unsafe)” option.
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Bypass NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID in Microsoft Edge
If there is no “Continue to website (unsafe)” option, in this case to bypass the NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error you can try to click anywhere on the page with this error in the Microsoft Edge browser and type “thisisunsafe“.
This should automatically refresh the page and open a website with a “Not Secure” red color warning in the address bar.
If this doesn’t work, then probably there is a Group Policy that prevents to ignore the NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error.
To disable this policy, open a Registry Editor (press ⊞ Win + R and execute regedit), open the registry hive HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER, open the Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge, double-click on the SSLErrorOverrideAllowed and set the value to 1.
| Registry Hive | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
|---|---|
| Registry Path | Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge |
| Value Name | SSLErrorOverrideAllowed |
| Value Type | REG_DWORD |
| Enabled Value | 1 |
| Disabled Value | 0 |
Close the Registry Editor and restart the Microsoft Edge browser.
The next time you visit a website with the NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error, the “Continue to <website> (unsafe)” option should appear in “Advanced”.