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Minimum System Requirements
- 50 MB disk space
Supported Operating Systems
BestCrypt supports the following operating systems (including 32-bit, 64-bit and arm64 versions, unless specified otherwise):
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
- Windows 8/8.1
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista (x86 only)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2012 (incl. R2)
- 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
08-Apr-2026 | Control Panel v.9.09.6 | Driver v.4.69
- Fixed minor bugs
30-September-2025 | Control Panel v.9.09.4 | Driver v.4.69
- Added integration of BestCrypt Data Shelter for container protection
- Introduced offline activation for home users
25-March-2025 | Control Panel v.9.09.3 | Driver v.4.69
- Updated BestCrypt Volume Encryption and Data Shelter modules
06-March-2025 | Control Panel v.9.09.3 | Driver v.4.69
- Introduced ability to generate a randomized key file
- Introduced ability to search containers by file header
- Fixed minor bugs
23-December-2024 | Control Panel v.9.09.2 | Driver v.4.69
- Updated BCWipe modules
1-July-2024 | Control Panel v.9.09 | Driver v.4.69
- Fixed an occasional container corruption when mounting several containers simultaneously
- Updated BCWipe, Privacy Guard, BestCrypt Volume Encryption and BCArchive modules
21-December-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.9 | Driver v.4.68
- Fixed an occasional BSOD on systems with VMWare Workstation installed
- Fixed the cause of the “Error in updating the driver” message
21-November-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.8 | Driver v.4.67
- Updated BCWipe modules
- Fixed minor issues
19-October-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.7 | Driver v.4.65
- Updated BCWipe, Privacy Guard and BCArchive modules
10-October-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.6 | Driver v.4.65
- Improved compatibility with Yubikey
- Fixed minor issues
- Updated BCWipe modules
30-May-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.4 | Driver v.4.64
- Updated BCWipe modules
25-May-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.4 | Driver v.4.64
- Added support for OpenSSH-generated public/secret keys
- Fixed occasional BSOD when dismounting a group of containers
- Ready for Windows 11 2022 Update (codename “22H2”)
09-March-2023 | Control Panel v.9.08.3 | Driver v.4.63
- Updated BCWipe modules
27-December-2022 | Control Panel v.9.08.2 | Driver v.4.63
- Added compatibility with BestCrypt Data Shelter for BestCrypt’s folder encryption
- Fixed occasional system crash when mounting a container located on a network share
- Ready for Windows 10 2022 Update (codename “22H2”)
28-September-2022 | Control Panel v.9.08.1 | Driver v.4.62
- Ready for Windows 11 2022 Update (codename “22H2”)
20-September-2022 | Control Panel v.9.08 | Driver v.4.62
- Introduced support for using hardware tokens as an authentication method with encrypted containers
- Introduced built-in Password Strength Meter to help creating stronger encryption passwords
21-July-2022 | Control Panel v.9.07.2 | Driver v.4.62
- Introduced support for ARM-based devices
02-June-2022 | Control Panel v.9.07.1 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated BCWipe modules
- Added check for ARM architecture during setup
31-Mar-2022 | Control Panel v.9.07 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated BestCrypt Volume Encryption modules
09-Feb-2022 | Control Panel v.9.07 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated to include the newest BCWipe Privacy Guard tool
- Updated BCWipe modules
- Fixed error creating a hidden part
02-Dec-2021 | Control Panel v.9.06.1 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated BestCrypt Volume Encryption and BestCrypt Data Shelter modules
26-Oct-2021 | Control Panel v.9.06.1 | Driver v.4.62
- Ready for Windows 11
- Added ability to encrypt files in folders from the right-click menu
- Added ability to automatically wipe Thumbnail Cache when dismounting BestCrypt containers
- Fixed minor issues with BestCrypt and BCWipe localizations
28-Sep-2021 | Control Panel v.9.06 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated to include BestCrypt Volume Encryption 5 – click here to review Release Notes
- Updated to include BestCrypt Data Shelter utility to protect data from unauthorized access, even when it’s actively in use*
*To enable BestCrypt Data Shelter download and run BestCrypt manually and tick the corresponding checkbox at the add-on page of the installation Wizard.
07-Sep-2021 | Control Panel v.9.05.2 | Driver v.4.62
- Updated BCWipe modules
20-May-2021 | Control Panel v.9.05.2 | Driver v.4.62
- Ready for Windows 10’s May 2021 Update (21H1)
- Fixed occasional driver installation issue
- Updated BCWipe modules
13-April-2021 | Control Panel v.9.05.1 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated BCWipe modules
03-March-2021 | Control Panel v.9.05 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated BCWipe modules
10-February-2021 | Control Panel v.9.05 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated to include BCWipe v.7
22-December-2020 | Control Panel v.9.04.2 | Driver v.4.60
- Improved compatibility with PGP public/secret keys
31-August-2020 | Control Panel v.9.04 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated BCWipe modules
18-August-2020 | Control Panel v.9.04 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated BCWipe modules
02-April-2020 | Control Panel v.9.04 | Driver v.4.60
- Updated BCWipe modules
12-February-2020 | Control Panel v.9.04 | Driver v.4.60
- Improved performance by optimizing encryption operations and disk I/O in the driver
- Fixed occasional BSOD when mounting two containers simultaneously
- For more details, see our press release on SSD encryption performance improvements with BestCrypt
06-January-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.22 | Driver v.4.57
- Updated BCWipe modules
24-December-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.22 | Driver v.4.57
- Improved ‘Registration’ procedure
17-October-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.21.1 | Driver v.4.57
- Ready for Windows 10’s November 2019 Update (19H2)
09-September-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.21 | Driver v.4.57
- Updated AutoUpdate utility
27-August-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.20 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed error in uninstall procedure
12-July-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.19 | Driver v.4.57
- Improved procedure of public/secret key pair creation in BC Key Manager
- Fixed minor bugs
29-March-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.18 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed compatibility issue with touch keyboard
07-March-2019 | Control Panel v.9.03.17 | Driver v.4.57
- Improved BCAutoUpdate utility
- Fixed compatibility issue with on-screen keyboard
11-December-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.16 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed malfunction in ‘Recently Mounted Containers’ list
06-December-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.15 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed minor bugs
06-November-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.14 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed minor bugs
19-September-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.12 | Driver v.4.57
- Updated to include BestCrypt Volume Encryption v.4
19-July-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.11 | Driver v.4.57
- Redesigned automatic update experience with BestCrypt AutoUpdate utility
- Enhanced command line interface options for better compatibility with scripting
- Improved process of creating containers now allows running other tasks from BestCrypt Control Panel while in progress
- Improved built-in detection mechanism for file-system specific limitations
- Fixed minor bugs in Setup utility
22-May-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.10 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed occasional crash in hiber_bcfnt.sys driver when hibernating after program installation
- Fixed problem when BestCrypt prevented Windows 10 upgrading to build 1803 on some computers
24-April-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.9 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed occasional blue screen error caused by ‘fsh’ driver
- Fixed minor bug in container creation operation
15-February-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.8 | Driver v.4.57
- Fixed occasional error in ‘Anti-Keylogger’
25-January-2018 | Control Panel v.9.03.7 | Driver v.4.57
- Announced general availability for BestCrypt Suite – read the press release, Endpoint Data Protection Made Complete by Jetico for Data Privacy Day.