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Minimum System Requirements
- 10 MB disk space
Supported Operating Systems
BCWipe supports the following operating systems (including 32-bit, 64-bit and ARM-based versions, unless specified otherwise):
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista (x86 only)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016 (incl. R2)
- Windows Server 2012 (no support for ReFS)
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 (x86 only)
For legacy OS including Windows XP, Windows Vista (x64), Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 (x64), use this version:
Product Updates
06-March-2025 | BCWipe v.7.60.3| Task Manager 6.00.0.25 | BCWipeGUI 2.0.0.97 | Driver 6.04
- Updated localizations
- Fixed minor bugs
23-December-2024 | BCWipe v.7.60.2| Task Manager 6.00.0.23 | BCWipeGUI 2.0.0.96 | Driver 6.02
- Updated components supporting BCWipe – Data Spills license
07-February-2024 | BCWipe v.7.50.3| Task Manager 6.00.0.4 | BCWipeGUI 2.0.0.16 | Driver 5.98
- Fixed minor bugs
18-December-2023 | BCWipe v.7.50.2| Task Manager 6.00.0.4 | BCWipeGUI 2.0.0.8 | Driver 5.98
- Updated translations for the newest Notifications and Events feature: German, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Chinese
- Fixed error during installation on Windows 7
- Fixed minor bugs
21-November-2023 | BCWipe v.7.50.1| Task Manager 6.00.0 | BCWipeGUI 2.0.0 | Driver 5.98
- Introduced Notifications and Events
19-October-2023 | BCWipe v.7.05.4| Task Manager 4.00.3.33 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.24 | Driver 5.97
- Improved recognition of the Enterprise license in BCWipe’s command line interface
10-October-2023 | BCWipe v.7.05.3| Task Manager 4.00.3.33 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.24 | Driver 5.97
- Improved license activation process
- Fixed minor issues
30-May-2023 | BCWipe v.7.05.2| Task Manager 4.00.3.33 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.24 | Driver 5.94
- Fixed issues with activating licenses on certain endpoints
- Fixed issues with the Wipe Browsing History wiping command
25-May-2023 | BCWipe v.7.05.1| Task Manager 4.00.3.33 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.24 | Driver 5.94
- Implemented automatic license activation for Home licenses
09-March-2023 | BCWipe v.7.04| Task Manager 4.00.3.31 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.18 | Driver 5.94
- BCWipe Standard rebranded to BCWipe Home. Read more
- Added new ‘Jetico SSD’ and ‘Jetico HDD’ wiping schemes
- Added new ‘NIST 1-pass’, NIST ‘2-pass’ and ‘NIST 3-pass’ wiping schemes as per the NIST 800-88 Guidelines for Media Sanitization Enterprise license
- Fixed minor bugs
27-December-2022 | BCWipe v.7.03.4| Task Manager 4.00.3.30 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.16 | Driver 5.94
- Improved wiping of the NTFS transaction log file
- Improved error processing for terminated wiping tasks
- Corrected unnecessary disabling of Windows System Protection
- Fixed minor bugs when running BCWipe from CLI
- Ready for Windows 11 2022 Update (codename “22H2”)
- Ready for Windows 10 2022 Update (codename “22H2”)
20-September-2022 | BCWipe v.7.03.3| Task Manager 4.00.3.19 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.11 | Driver 5.93
- Introduced support for exporting and importing wiping tasks across multiple endpoints available with the Enterprise Edition license.
21-July-2022 | BCWipe v.7.03.2| Task Manager 4.00.3.9 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.3 | Driver 5.92
- Introduced support for ARM-based devices.
02-June-2022 | BCWipe v.7.03.1| Task Manager 4.00.3.8 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.0.3 | Driver 5.92
- Enabled user preferences to be saved automatically across wiping tasks.
- Privacy Guard: new settings and stability improvements.
- Fixed minor bugs.
09-February-2022 | BCWipe v.7.03| Task Manager 4.00.3 | BCWipeGUI 1.1.00 | Driver 5.88
- Updated to include the newest BCWipe Privacy Guard tool
- Added Privacy dashboard to the Overview Panel
- Added support for drag-and-drop in the Delete With Wiping command
- Added ability to Enable and Disable Transparent Wiping from the systray icon, without having to open BCWipe Task Manager
07-September-2021 | BCWipe v.7.02| Task Manager 4.00.2.1 | BCWipeGUI 1.0.2 | Driver 5.86
- Ready for Windows 11
- Added German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Turkish translations.
- Enhanced wiping of Windows Explorer’s Recent Items list.
- Improved Transparent Wiping tray icon functionality.
20-May-2021 | BCWipe v.7.01.3 | Task Manager 4.00.2 | BCWipeGUI 1.0.1.3 | Driver 5.85
- Ready for Windows 10’s May 2021 Update (21H1).
- Added real-time wiping progress indication in View Mode.
- Improved stability of Wipe Free Space command when processing removed media.
- Improved stability of operation in non-admin user account.
- Minor improvements.
13-April-2021 | BCWipe v.7.01.2 | Task Manager 4.00.1.7| BCWipeGUI 1.0.0.37| Driver 5.74
- Enabled for localization.
- Improved memory management when wiping file slacks.
03-March-2021 | BCWipe v.7.01.1 | Task Manager 4.00.1.4| BCWipeGUI 1.0.0.8| Driver 5.74
- Introduced new feature: automatically erase log files after a selected period of time.
- Introduced new feature: use system variables in ‘Delete with wiping’ command.
- Improved ‘Wipe browser history’ command now erases sensitive data without resetting browser preferences.
- Added minor improvements for BCWipe Enterprise Edition – client version.
- Fixed occasional error in displaying wiping task progress.
10-February-2021 | BCWipe v.7.01 | Task Manager 4.00.1| BCWipeGUI 1.0 | Driver 5.74
General availability of BCWipe v.7 announced.
- Review computer status in one glance to improve system performance and privacy.
- Run common wiping tasks in one click.
- New controls allow users to wipe data instantly.
- Use all-in-one wiping tasks for thorough clean-up that saves time.
- Quickly review settings or follow real-time progress in enhanced ‘View mode’.
- Access and review ‘Transparent Wiping’ and ‘CryptoSwap’ for ongoing privacy.
- Wipe SSD faster while protecting it from wearing out with redesigned Reserved Space Manager.
10-January-2021| BCWipe v.7.00.4b | Task Manager 4.00.0.25b | BCWipeGUI 0.0.0.121 | Driver 5.72
- Improved ‘Delete with wiping’ command: added ‘Import list from a file’ function and ability to choose a batch of files.
- Improved ‘Wipe browser history’ command: more accurate wiping of browser’s toolbar jump lists.
- Improved ‘Wipe user activity’ command: added support for archivers programs (Winzip, Winrar, 7-zip).
- Improved ‘Wipe Recycle Bin’: added ability to choose a particular drive.
- Improved ‘Task deleting’ operation.
- Improved ‘Recommended settings’ for ‘Reserved space’ function.
- Fixed minor bugs.
10-December-2020| BCWipe v.7.00.3b | Task Manager 4.00.0.17b | BCWipeGUI 0.0.0.109 | Driver 5.72
- Enhanced support for the latest versions of Opera browser.
- Improved estimated time calculations for quick-access wiping commands.
- Fixed minor bugs and occasional crashes.
01-December-2020 | BCWipe v.7.00.2b | Task Manager 4.00.0.15b | BCWipeGUI 0.0.0.102 | Driver 5.72
- Added ability to preserve existing wiping tasks when uninstalling BCWipe.
- Added support for migrating wiping tasks from BCWipe v.6.
- Fixed minor bugs and occasional crashes.
10-November-2020 | BCWipe v.7.00b | Task Manager 4.00.0.7b | BCWipeGUI 0.0.0.87 | Driver 5.72
Beta version of BCWipe v.7 announced.
- Review computer status in one glance to improve system performance and privacy.
- Run common wiping tasks in one click.
- New controls allow users to wipe data instantly.
- Use all-in-one wiping tasks for thorough clean-up that saves time.
- Quickly review settings or follow real-time progress in enhanced ‘View mode’.
- Access and review ‘Transparent Wiping’ and ‘CryptoSwap’ for ongoing privacy.