The certificate chain error occurs when the system is unable to verify the authenticity of a certificate used by .NET Framework 4.7.2. This can happen due to a missing or invalid certificate in the certificate chain.

For years, SHA-1 was the industry standard for digital signatures. However, due to vulnerabilities that made SHA-1 susceptible to collision attacks, the technology industry migrated to SHA-2. Microsoft, adhering to these new security standards, began signing their updates and installers using SHA-2 certificates.

The installation fails because Windows 7 SP1 does not natively include the Microsoft Root Certificate Authority 2011

Modern installers are signed using SHA-2, which Windows 7 did not natively support at launch. Install KB3004394

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