https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/08/08/microsoft-to-remove-wosign-and-startcom-certificates-in-windows-10/

Microsoft has concluded that the Chinese Certificate Authorities (CAs) WoSign 
and StartCom have failed to maintain the standards required by our Trusted Root 
Program. Observed unacceptable security practices include back-dating SHA-1 
certificates, mis-issuances of certificates, accidental certificate revocation, 
duplicate certificate serial numbers, and multiple CAB Forum Baseline 
Requirements (BR) violations.

Thus, Microsoft will begin the natural deprecation of WoSign and StartCom 
certificates by setting a “NotBefore” date of 26 September 2017. This means all 
existing certificates will continue to function until they self-expire. Windows 
10 will not trust any new certificates from these CAs after September 2017.

Microsoft values the global Certificate Authority community and only makes 
these decisions after careful consideration as to what is best for the security 
of our users.
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