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Blancco WinEraser 10.8.0 has been released!

Blancco WinEraser 10.8.0 has been released!

Created by Niko Puruskainen
Apr 02, 2025
2 min read

Blancco WinEraser 10.8.0 -– Release Notes.

Introduction
Blancco WinEraser is specifically designed for endpoint devices operating in Windows environments. It integrates smoothly with existing hardware, preserving Secure Boot functionality, which ensures effective data sanitization for both remote and on-site workforces.

Key Benefits:

  • Seamless Security Compliance – Runs in WinPE, ensuring Secure Boot and Secured-core PC compatibility without requiring BIOS/UEFI modifications.

  • Automated & Scalable Erasure – Integrates with Microsoft Intune, enabling policy-based automation for remote or local erasure at scale.

  • Certified, Audit-Ready Data Sanitization – Meets 20+ global erasure standards (e.g., NIST 800-88, IEEE 2883) with tamper-proof Certificates of Erasure for regulatory compliance.

  • Optimized Asset Reporting – Seamlessly integrate with ITSM/ITAM solutions like ServiceNow to streamline reporting and simplify device decommissioning at scale for report management.

  • Streamlined IT Workflow Automation (IBR Integration) – Organizations that require automated workflows can leverage Intelligent Business Routing (IBR) to streamline asset processing and device erasure workflows.

  • Support ARM based endpoint devices.

Highlighted Features:

  • WD-378 - Determine source of WinPE

    • Build an image using Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) or Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Window ADK).

  • WD-381 - Upload Additional Drivers

    • Upload any additional drivers needed to support the target hardware.

  • WD-436 - Create WinPE

    • Supports output to a WIM or ISO file. Additionally can put image directly on a USB flash drive for easy deployment

  • WD-420 - Configure WinEraser

    • Embed Blancco Management Portal credentials to automatically start tool on boot.

  • WD-538 - IBR - Increase workflow support to Workflow Editor version 7.11.0

    • Increased workflow support to WFE version 7.11.0.

  • WD-645 - Support IEEE 2883-2022 Erasure Standard

    • Added IEEE 2883-2022 Erasure Standard to enhance data security and protection for Enterprise customers.

  • WD-747 - Ability for WinEraser to support EVE licenses

    • Blancco WinEraser supports EVE licenses for erasure.

  • WD-804 - Send Issue Reports

    • Ability to send and save issue reports.

  • WD-726 - Support overwriting drives with 520 byte sectors

    • Support SCSI drives that use 520-byte sectors.

  • WD-568 - Wi-Fi Passive Scan

    • Wifi passive test has been updated to support cross-platform functionality using the Platform Network features.

  • WD-102 - Support Windows ARM64

    • Support for ARM 64 Devices

 

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