7.5.0 crashes with the command "New-SelfSignedCertificate"

[tomwjerry]

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Steps to reproduce

Running this command $cert = New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName localhost -CertStoreLocation cert:\CurrentUser\My appears to crash the application. Powershell closes directly after running this command.

Expected behavior

I expect Powershell not to crash or close by running New-SelfSignedCertificate.

Actual behavior

Powershell crashes.

Error details

Cannot get any error.

Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.5.0
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.5.0
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19045
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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[iRon7]

The command works fine for me:

Did you try this with administrative rights?

[jborean93]

Can you run pwsh in a subshell so when it crashes the console stays open and shows the error. For example open pwsh, type pwsh.exe then run the New-SelfSignedCertificate command and args you were using.