2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index ab7a49b..df39592 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ class SSLContext(_SSLContext):
             if encoding == "x509_asn":
                 if trust is True or purpose.oid in trust:
                     certs.extend(cert)
-        self.load_verify_locations(cadata=certs)
+        if certs:
+            self.load_verify_locations(cadata=certs)
         return certs
 
     def load_default_certs(self, purpose=Purpose.SERVER_AUTH):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 78980fe..b8509ce 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #26313: ssl.py _load_windows_store_certs fails if windows cert store
+  is empty. Patch by Baji.
+
 - Issue #26569: Fix :func:`pyclbr.readmodule` and :func:`pyclbr.readmodule_ex`
   to support importing packages.