How to check if an SSL certificate from a server is valid to a windows browser?

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open the https address in any browser that has connectivity to that URL

eg: open an https URL 


See the padlock on the left of browser address bar

Click on the padlock 

In the menu displayed the certificate is seen as valid

Click on "Certificate" 

Then click on "Certification Path"


The certificate is OK 

How does it look if the certificate is not Valid? 

From starters it would look very different on the browser page itself

Then the padlock location would have some sort of indication stating it is not secure


Click on "Certificate invalid"

Observe the red icons on top

Then moving into Certification Path

In strict sense this certificate is signed by a middle CA then a ROOT CA,  however the signatures of the Certificate Authority are not trusted

When checking that item on the Certification Path

The error is clearly visible.