diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 3ad23f1f..b595f415 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 This page contains information about changes to the PowerBI Visual Tools (pbiviz).
 
+## 5.5.0
+* Changed path for storing certificates. It allows the certificate to be reused regardless of tools version. New path is `({home directory}/pbiviz-certs)`.
+* Windows version lower 10 is deprecated.
+* Resolve of symlinks is disabled.
+
 ## 5.4.3
 * Fixed bug with missing plugins for Eslint.
 * New flag `--use-default` for `pbiviz package` and `pbiviz lint` commands. Use this command to lint files according to recommended lint config.
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 67a7dcfe..dc9c0362 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
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-    "privateKey": "certs/PowerBICustomVisualTest_private.key",
-    "certificate": "certs/PowerBICustomVisualTest_public.crt",
-    "pfx": "certs/PowerBICustomVisualTest_public.pfx"
+    "certificateFolder": "pbiviz-certs",
+    "privateKey": "PowerBICustomVisualTest_private.key",
+    "certificate": "PowerBICustomVisualTest_public.crt",
+    "pfx": "PowerBICustomVisualTest_public.pfx",
+    "passphrase": "PowerBICustomVisualTestPass.txt"
   },
   "visualTemplates": {
     "circlecard": "https://codeload.github.com/microsoft/powerbi-visuals-circlecard-react/zip/master"
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index 5d5ded87..44d4c235 100644
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 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import path from 'path';
-import { getRootPath, readJsonFromRoot } from '../../lib/utils.js';
+import os from 'os';
+import { readJsonFromRoot } from '../../lib/utils.js';
 import { createCertFile } from '../../lib/CertificateTools.js';
 
 const config = readJsonFromRoot('config.json');
@@ -40,10 +41,10 @@ describe("E2E - pbiviz install-cert", () => {
 
     describe("pbiviz", () => {
         it("pbiviz install-cert command should generate certificate", (done) => {
-            const rootPath = getRootPath();
-            const certPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.certificate);
-            const keyPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.privateKey);
-            const pfxPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx);
+            const pathToCertFolder = path.join(os.homedir(), config.server.certificateFolder);
+            const certPath = path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.certificate);
+            const keyPath = path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.privateKey);
+            const pfxPath = path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.pfx);
             const certExists = fs.existsSync(certPath);
             const keyExists = fs.existsSync(keyPath);
             const pfxExists = fs.existsSync(pfxPath);
diff --git a/src/CertificateTools.ts b/src/CertificateTools.ts
index a2736818..5add279f 100644
--- a/src/CertificateTools.ts
+++ b/src/CertificateTools.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,18 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import os from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import crypto from "crypto"
-import { getRootPath, readJsonFromRoot } from './utils.js';
+import { readJsonFromRoot } from './utils.js';
 import ConsoleWriter from './ConsoleWriter.js';
 
 const certSafePeriod = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24; // 24 hours
-const rootPath = getRootPath();
-const confPath = '/config.json';
+const config = readJsonFromRoot('config.json');
+const pathToCertFolder = path.join(os.homedir(), config.server.certificateFolder);
+const secretFilesPath = {
+    certPath: path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.certificate),
+    keyPath: path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.privateKey),
+    pfxPath: path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.pfx),
+    passphrasePath: path.join(pathToCertFolder, config.server.passphrase)
+};
 
 interface CertificateOptions {
     passphrase?: string;
@@ -48,202 +54,132 @@ interface CertificateOptions {
     privateKey?: string;
 }
 
-function exec(command, callback?): Promise<string> {
+function exec(command, options?, callback?): Promise<string> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        nodeExec(command, callback ? callback : (err, stdout: string, stderr) => {
+        const defaultCallback = (err, stdout: string, stderr) => {
             if (err) {
                 reject(stderr);
             }
             resolve(stdout);
-        });
+        };
+        nodeExec(command, options, callback ? callback : defaultCallback);
     });
 
 }
 
 export async function createCertificate() {
-    const config = readJsonFromRoot('config.json');
-    const certPath = await getCertFile(config, true);
+    const certPath = await getCertFile(true);
     
     if (!certPath) {
         ConsoleWriter.error("Certificate not found. The new certificate will be generated");
-        await createCertFile(config, true);
+        await createCertFile(true);
     } else {
-        await openCertFile(config);
+        await openCertFile();
     }
 }
 
-export async function createCertFile(config, open) {
+export async function createCertFile(open = false) {
     ConsoleWriter.info(`Generating a new certificate...`);
     const subject = "localhost";
     const keyLength = 2048;
-    const algorithm = "sha256";
     const validPeriod = 365;
-
-    if (typeof open === 'undefined') {
-        open = false;
-    }
-
-    const certPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.certificate);
-    const keyPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.privateKey);
-    const pfxPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx);
+    const { certPath, keyPath, pfxPath } = secretFilesPath;
 
     const openCmds = {
         linux: 'openssl',
         darwin: 'openssl',
-        win32: 'powershell'
+        win32: 'pwsh'
     };
     let startCmd = openCmds[os.platform()];
 
-    if (startCmd) {
-        try {
-            let createCertCommand = "";
-            switch (os.platform()) {
-                case "linux":
-                    await removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath);
-                    createCertCommand =
-                        `  req -newkey rsa:${keyLength}` +
-                        ` -nodes` +
-                        ` -keyout ${keyPath}` +
-                        ` -x509 ` +
-                        ` -days ${validPeriod} ` +
-                        ` -out ${certPath} ` +
-                        ` -subj "/CN=${subject}"`;
-                    await exec(`${startCmd} ${createCertCommand}`);
-                    if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
-                        ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${certPath}`);
-                        if (open) {
-                            await openCertFile(config);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    break;
-                case "darwin":
-                    await removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath);
-                    createCertCommand =
-                        `  req -newkey rsa:${keyLength}` +
-                        ` -nodes` +
-                        ` -keyout ${keyPath}` +
-                        ` -x509 ` +
-                        ` -days ${validPeriod} ` +
-                        ` -out ${certPath} ` +
-                        ` -subj "/CN=${subject}"`;
-                    await exec(`${startCmd} ${createCertCommand}`);
-                    if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
-                        ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${certPath}`);
-                        if (open) {
-                            await openCertFile(config);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    break;
-                case "win32":
-                    // for windows 7 and others
-                    // 6.1 - Windows 7
-                    const osVersion = os.release().split(".");
-                    if ((Number(osVersion[0]) === 6 && Number(osVersion[1]) === 1) || Number(osVersion[0]) < 6) {
-                        await removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath);
-                        startCmd = "openssl";
-                        createCertCommand =
-                            `  req -newkey rsa:${keyLength}` +
-                            ` -nodes` +
-                            ` -keyout ${keyPath}` +
-                            ` -x509 ` +
-                            ` -days ${validPeriod} ` +
-                            ` -out ${certPath} ` +
-                            ` -subj "/CN=${subject}"`;
-                        await exec(`${startCmd} ${createCertCommand}`);
-                        if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
-                            ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${certPath}`);
-                            if (open) {
-                                await openCertFile(config);
-                            }
-                        }
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    let randomValues: Uint32Array;
-                    if(crypto.getRandomValues !== undefined){
-                        randomValues = crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint32Array(1));
-                    } else {
-                        randomValues = crypto.webcrypto.getRandomValues(new Uint32Array(1));
-                    }
-                    const passphrase = randomValues[0].toString().substring(2);
-                    config.server.passphrase = passphrase;
-                    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(rootPath, confPath), JSON.stringify(config));
-                    // for windows 8 / 8.1 / server 2012 R2 /
-                    if (Number(osVersion[0]) === 6 && (Number(osVersion[1]) === 2 || Number(osVersion[1]) === 3)) {
-                        // for 10
-                        createCertCommand = `$cert = ('Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My\\' + (` +
-                            `   New-SelfSignedCertificate ` +
-                            `       -DnsName localhost ` +
-                            `       -CertStoreLocation Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My ` +
-                            `   | select Thumbprint | ` +
-                            `   ForEach-Object { $_.Thumbprint.ToString() }).toString()); ` +
-                            `   Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert` +
-                            `       -FilePath '${pfxPath}' ` +
-                            `       -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String '${passphrase}' -Force -AsPlainText)`;
-
-                        await exec(`${startCmd} "${createCertCommand}"`);
-                    } else {
-                        // for window 10 / server 2016
-                        createCertCommand = `$cert = ('Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My\\' + (` +
-                            `   New-SelfSignedCertificate ` +
-                            `       -DnsName localhost ` +
-                            `       -HashAlgorithm ${algorithm} ` +
-                            `       -Type Custom ` +
-                            `       -Subject ${subject} ` +
-                            `       -KeyAlgorithm RSA ` +
-                            `       -KeyLength ${keyLength} ` +
-                            `       -KeyExportPolicy Exportable ` +
-                            `       -CertStoreLocation Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My ` +
-                            `       -NotAfter (get-date).AddDays(${validPeriod}) ` +
-                            `   | select Thumbprint | ` +
-                            `   ForEach-Object { $_.Thumbprint.ToString() }).toString()); ` +
-                            `   Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert` +
-                            `       -FilePath '${pfxPath}' ` +
-                            `       -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String '${passphrase}' -Force -AsPlainText)`;
-
-                        await exec(`${startCmd} "${createCertCommand}"`);
-                    }
-                    if (await fs.exists(pfxPath)) {
-                        ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${pfxPath}. Passphrase is '${passphrase}'`);
+    if (!startCmd) {
+        ConsoleWriter.error(['Unknown platform. Please place a custom-generated certificate in:', certPath])
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    try {
+        let createCertCommand = "";
+        let passphrase = "";
+        fs.ensureDirSync(path.dirname(certPath));
+        switch (os.platform()) {
+            case "linux":
+            case "darwin":
+                createCertCommand =
+                    `  req -newkey rsa:${keyLength}` +
+                    ` -nodes` +
+                    ` -keyout ${keyPath}` +
+                    ` -x509 ` +
+                    ` -days ${validPeriod} ` +
+                    ` -out ${certPath} ` +
+                    ` -subj "/CN=${subject}"`;
+                await Promise.all([
+                    removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath), 
+                    exec(`${startCmd} ${createCertCommand}`)
+                ]);
+                if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
+                    ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${certPath}`);
+                    if (open) {
+                        await openCertFile();
                     }
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    ConsoleWriter.error('Unknown platform');
-            }
-        } catch (e) {
-            if (e && e.message && e.message.indexOf("'openssl' is not recognized as an internal or external command") > 0) {
-                ConsoleWriter.warning('Create certificate error:');
-                ConsoleWriter.warning('OpenSSL is not installed or not available from command line');
-                ConsoleWriter.info('Install OpenSSL from https://www.openssl.org or https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Binaries');
-                ConsoleWriter.info('and try again');
-
-                ConsoleWriter.info('Read more at');
-                ConsoleWriter.info('https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals/blob/master/tools/CreateCertificate.md#manual');
-            } else {
-                ConsoleWriter.error(['Create certificate error:', e]);
-            }
+                }
+                break;
+            case "win32":
+                passphrase = getRandomValues()[0].toString().substring(2);
+                createCertCommand = `$cert = ('Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My\\' + (` +
+                    `   New-SelfSignedCertificate ` + 
+                    `       -DnsName localhost ` +
+                    `       -Type Custom ` +
+                    `       -Subject 'CN=${subject}' ` +
+                    `       -KeyAlgorithm RSA ` +
+                    `       -KeyLength ${keyLength} ` +
+                    `       -KeyExportPolicy Exportable ` +
+                    `       -CertStoreLocation Cert:\\CurrentUser\\My ` +
+                    `       -NotAfter (get-date).AddDays(${validPeriod}) ` +
+                    `   | select Thumbprint | ` +
+                    `   ForEach-Object { $_.Thumbprint.ToString() }).toString()); ` +
+                    `   Export-PfxCertificate -Cert $cert` +
+                    `       -FilePath '${pfxPath}' ` +
+                    `       -Password (ConvertTo-SecureString -String '${passphrase}' -Force -AsPlainText)`;
+                    await Promise.all([
+                        removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath), 
+                        exec(`${startCmd} -Command "${createCertCommand}"`),
+                        savePassphrase(passphrase)
+                    ]);
+                if (await fs.exists(pfxPath)) {
+                    ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate generated. Location is ${pfxPath}. Passphrase is ${passphrase}`);
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                ConsoleWriter.error('Unknown platform');
+                break;
+        }
+    } catch (e) {
+        if (e && e.message && e.message.indexOf("'openssl' is not recognized as an internal or external command") > 0) {
+            ConsoleWriter.warning('Create certificate error:');
+            ConsoleWriter.warning('OpenSSL is not installed or not available from command line');
+            ConsoleWriter.info('Install OpenSSL from https://www.openssl.org or https://wiki.openssl.org/index.php/Binaries');
+            ConsoleWriter.info('and try again');
+
+            ConsoleWriter.info('Read more at');
+            ConsoleWriter.info('https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-visuals/blob/master/tools/CreateCertificate.md#manual');
+        } else {
+            ConsoleWriter.error(['Create certificate error:', e]);
         }
-    } else {
-        ConsoleWriter.error(['Unknown platform. Please place a custom-generated certificate in:', certPath]);
     }
 }
 
-async function getCertFile(config, silent?) {
-    if (typeof silent === "undefined") {
-        silent = false;
+async function getCertFile(silent = false) {
+    const { certPath, pfxPath, passphrasePath } = secretFilesPath;
+    if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
+        return certPath;
     }
-    const cert = path.join(rootPath, config.server.certificate);
-    const pfx = path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx);
 
-    if (await fs.exists(cert)) {
-        return cert;
-    }
-    if (await fs.exists(pfx)) {
-        if (config.server.passphrase) {
-            if (!silent) {
-                ConsoleWriter.info(`Use '${config.server.passphrase}' passphrase to install PFX certificate.`);
-            }
+    if (await fs.exists(pfxPath)) {
+        if (!silent && await fs.exists(passphrasePath)) {
+            const passphrase = await fs.readFile(passphrasePath, 'utf8')
+            ConsoleWriter.info(`Use '${passphrase}' passphrase to install PFX certificate.`);
         }
-        return pfx;
+        return pfxPath;
     }
 
     if (!silent) {
@@ -252,88 +188,45 @@ async function getCertFile(config, silent?) {
     return null;
 }
 
-async function openCertFile(config) {
-    const certPath = await getCertFile(config);
-
-    if (!certPath) {
-        return null;
-    }
-
+async function openCertFile() {
     const openCmds = {
         linux: 'xdg-open',
         darwin: 'open',
         win32: 'powershell start'
     };
     const startCmd = openCmds[os.platform()];
-    if (startCmd) {
-        try {
-            await exec(`${startCmd} "${certPath}"`);
-        } catch (e) {
-            ConsoleWriter.info(['Certificate path:', certPath]);
-        }
-    } else {
-        ConsoleWriter.info(['Certificate path:', certPath]);
-    }
-}
-
-export async function removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath?) {
-    try {
-        await fs.unlink(certPath);
-    } catch (e) {
-        if (!e.message.indexOf("no such file or directory")) {
-            throw e;
-        }
-    }
+    const certPath = await getCertFile();
     try {
-        await fs.unlink(keyPath);
-    } catch (e) {
-        if (!e.message.indexOf("no such file or directory")) {
-            throw e;
+        if (!startCmd || !certPath) {
+            throw new Error(); 
         }
-    }
-    try {
-        await fs.unlink(pfxPath);
+        await exec(`${startCmd} "${certPath}"`);
     } catch (e) {
-        if (!e.message.indexOf("no such file or directory")) {
-            throw e;
-        }
+        ConsoleWriter.info(['Certificate path:', certPath]);
     }
 }
 
-async function getGlobalPbivizCerts(config) {
-    const options: CertificateOptions = {};
-    try {
-        const location = (await exec('npm ls -g powerbi-visuals-tools')).split("\n")[0];
-        const certPath = path.join(location, "node_modules", "powerbi-visuals-tools", config.server.certificate);
-        const keyPath = path.join(location, "node_modules", "powerbi-visuals-tools", config.server.privateKey);
-        const pfxPath = path.join(location, "node_modules", "powerbi-visuals-tools", config.server.pfx);
-        const globalPbivizConfig = path.join(location, "node_modules", "powerbi-visuals-tools", "config.json");
-        options.passphrase = fs.existsSync(globalPbivizConfig) && fs.readJSONSync(globalPbivizConfig).server.passphrase;
-
-        const CertFileVerified = await verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, options.passphrase);
-
-        options.cert = fs.existsSync(certPath) && certPath;
-        options.key = fs.existsSync(keyPath) && keyPath;
-        options.pfx = fs.existsSync(pfxPath) && CertFileVerified && pfxPath;
-    }
-    catch (err) {
-        ConsoleWriter.warning(`Global certificate error: ${err}`);
-    }
-    if (!options.cert && !options.pfx) {
-        ConsoleWriter.warning(`Global instance of valid pbiviz certificate not found.`);
-    }
-    return options;
+export async function removeCertFiles(...paths) {
+    paths.forEach(async (path) => {
+        try {
+            await fs.unlink(path);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (!e.message.indexOf("no such file or directory")) {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 export async function resolveCertificate() {
-    const config = readJsonFromRoot('config.json');
     const options: CertificateOptions = {};
-    const keyPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.privateKey);
-    const certPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.certificate);
-    const pfxPath = path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx);
-
-    if (config.server.passphrase) {
-        options.passphrase = config.server.passphrase;
+    const { certPath, keyPath, pfxPath, passphrasePath } = secretFilesPath;
+    const isCertificateValid = await verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, passphrasePath);
+    if (!isCertificateValid) {
+        await createCertFile();
+    }
+    if (await fs.exists(passphrasePath)) {
+        options.passphrase = await fs.readFile(passphrasePath, 'utf8');
     }
     if (await fs.exists(keyPath)) {
         options.key = await fs.readFile(keyPath);
@@ -344,77 +237,25 @@ export async function resolveCertificate() {
     if (await fs.exists(pfxPath)) {
         options.pfx = await fs.readFile(pfxPath);
     }
-
-    const CertFileVerified = await verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, options.passphrase);
-
-    if ((!options.cert && !options.pfx) || !CertFileVerified) {
-        ConsoleWriter.warning("Local valid certificate not found.");
-        ConsoleWriter.info("Checking global instance of pbiviz certificate...");
-        const globalPbivizOptions = await getGlobalPbivizCerts(config);
-
-        if (!globalPbivizOptions.cert && !globalPbivizOptions.pfx) {
-            await createCertFile(config, true);
-            if (!(await getCertFile(config, true))) {
-                ConsoleWriter.error('Certificate wasn\'t created');
-                throw new Error("Call `pbiviz install-cert` command to create the new certificate");
-            }
-            else {
-                if (config.server.passphrase) {
-                    options.passphrase = config.server.passphrase;
-                }
-                if (await fs.exists(keyPath)) {
-                    options.key = await fs.readFile(keyPath);
-                }
-                if (await fs.exists(certPath)) {
-                    options.cert = await fs.readFile(certPath);
-                }
-                if (await fs.exists(pfxPath)) {
-                    options.pfx = await fs.readFile(pfxPath);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            // copy certs to local instance
-            ConsoleWriter.info("Copy server certificate from global instance of pbiviz...");
-            if (globalPbivizOptions.cert) {
-                await fs.copyFile(globalPbivizOptions.cert, path.join(rootPath, config.server.certificate));
-                options.certificate = config.server.certificate;
-            }
-            if (globalPbivizOptions.key) {
-                await fs.copyFile(globalPbivizOptions.key, path.join(rootPath, config.server.privateKey));
-                options.privateKey = config.server.privateKey;
-            }
-            if (globalPbivizOptions.pfx) {
-                await fs.copyFile(globalPbivizOptions.pfx, path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx));
-                // need to pass whole file instead path to file
-                options.pfx = await fs.readFile(path.join(rootPath, config.server.pfx));
-                options.passphrase = globalPbivizOptions.passphrase;
-                // eslint-disable-next-line require-atomic-updates
-                config.server.passphrase = globalPbivizOptions.passphrase;
-            }
-            await fs.writeFile(path.join(rootPath, confPath), JSON.stringify(config));
-        }
-    }
     return options;
 }
 
-export async function verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, passphrase) {
-    let verifyCertDate;
+export async function verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, passphrasePath) {
+    let verifyCertDate = false;
     try {
         let endDateStr;
 
-        // For Windows OS:
         if (os.platform() === "win32") {
-            if (!fs.existsSync(pfxPath) || !passphrase) {
-                return false;
+            if (!fs.existsSync(pfxPath) || !fs.existsSync(passphrasePath)) {
+                throw new Error('PFX or passphrase file not found');
             }
-            const certStr = await exec(`powershell.exe (New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2('${pfxPath}','${passphrase}')).NotAfter.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')`);
+            const passphrase = await fs.readFile(passphrasePath, 'utf8');
+            const command = `(New-Object System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate2("${pfxPath}",'${passphrase}')).NotAfter.ToString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')`;
+            const certStr = await exec(command, { shell: 'powershell.exe' });
             endDateStr = certStr.trim();
-        }
-        // For Linux and Mac/darwin OS:
-        else if (os.platform() === "linux" || os.platform() === "darwin") {
-            if (!fs.existsSync(certPath)) {
-                return false;
+        } else if (os.platform() === "linux" || os.platform() === "darwin") {
+            if (!(await fs.exists(certPath))) {
+                throw new Error('Certificate file not found');
             }
             endDateStr = await exec(`openssl x509 -enddate -noout -in ${certPath} | cut -d = -f 2`);
         }
@@ -424,12 +265,23 @@ export async function verifyCertFile(keyPath, certPath, pfxPath, passphrase) {
         if (verifyCertDate) {
             ConsoleWriter.info(`Certificate is valid.`);
         } else {
-            ConsoleWriter.warning(`Certificate is invalid!`);
-            removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath);
+            throw new Error('Certificate is invalid');
         }
     } catch (err) {
         ConsoleWriter.warning(`Certificate verification error: ${err}`);
-        removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath);
+        removeCertFiles(certPath, keyPath, pfxPath, passphrasePath);
     }
     return verifyCertDate;
 }
+
+const getRandomValues = () => {
+    if(crypto.getRandomValues !== undefined){
+        return crypto.getRandomValues(new Uint32Array(1));
+    }
+    return crypto.webcrypto.getRandomValues(new Uint32Array(1));
+}
+
+const savePassphrase = async (passphrase) => {
+    const { passphrasePath } = secretFilesPath;
+    await fs.writeFileSync(passphrasePath, passphrase);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/LintValidator.ts b/src/LintValidator.ts
index 99cd1ba6..b5c0fb45 100644
--- a/src/LintValidator.ts
+++ b/src/LintValidator.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { ESLint } from "eslint";
 import path from 'path';
-import fs from 'fs';
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
 
 import ConsoleWriter from "./ConsoleWriter.js";
 import { LintOptions } from "./CommandManager.js";
-import { fileExists, getRootPath } from "./utils.js";
+import { getRootPath } from "./utils.js";
 
 export class LintValidator {
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class LintValidator {
             resolvePluginsRelativeTo: this.getPluginPath()
         }
         const eslintrcExtensions = ['.json', '.js', '.cjs', '.ts', '']
-        if (!this.useDefault && eslintrcExtensions.some(el => fileExists(this.visualPath, `.eslintrc${el}`))){
+        if (!this.useDefault && eslintrcExtensions.some(el => fs.existsSync(path.join(this.visualPath, `.eslintrc${el}`)))) {
             this.config = requiredConfig
         } else {
             ConsoleWriter.warning("Using recommended eslint config.")
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index b1a09172..b85b882c 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function getRootPath(): string {
     return path.join(pathToDirectory, "..", "..");
 }
 
-export function readFileFromRoot(filePath: string) {
+function readFileFromRoot(filePath: string) {
     return fs.readFileSync(path.join(getRootPath(), filePath), "utf8")
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +36,4 @@ export function readJsonFromRoot(filePath: string) {
 
 export function readJsonFromVisual(filePath: string, visualPath?: string) {
     return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(visualPath ?? process.cwd(), filePath), "utf8"));
-}
-
-export function fileExists(pathToFile: string, fileName: string) {
-    return fs.existsSync(path.join(pathToFile, fileName));
 }
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diff --git a/src/webpack.config.ts b/src/webpack.config.ts
index 0826d4c2..3e534d2f 100644
--- a/src/webpack.config.ts
+++ b/src/webpack.config.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const webpackConfig = {
         "powerbi-visuals-api": 'null'
     },
     resolve: {
+        symlinks: false,
         extensions: ['.tsx', '.ts', '.jsx', '.js', '.mjs', '.css'],
         modules: ['node_modules', path.resolve(rootPath, 'node_modules')],
         fallback: {