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Fixing "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" when using Shared Configuration in IIS8.x

When setup Shared Configuration in IIS8.x, user may receive the error below.

This error reappears every times you try to save the Shared Configuration Settings. To fix it, you can install the Central SSL Certificate Support role service from Server Manager like below:

If you do not wish to do that, then you have to create this key in the registry and voila:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\IIS\CentralCertProvider