For that reason, if you encrypt your files with the EFS encryption, specify a strong login password and do not share it with others. This means that anyone with your password will also have access to your encrypted files. In addition, when you encrypt your EFS files, the decryption key (certificate) is stored locally on your computer. The only downside of EFS encryption, is that the encryption will be removed if you copy the encrypted files on another network computer or if you email the encrypted files. If you protect a folder or a file with EFS encryption is very difficult to others to access the encrypted files, without having the decryption key (certificate PFX key). The EFS Protection is a built in encryption tool, in Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise editions. How to Encrypt a Folder with EFS Protection (Windows Pro & Enterprise).

Then delete the uncompressed folder (or file) and you done! At 'Add to archive' options, specify a strong password and then click OK.Ĥ. Right click on the folder (or file) that you want to protect with a password and choose: 7-Zip > Add to archive.ģ. Download and install the 7-Zip archiver program.Ģ. To encrypt and password protect a folder/file with 7-zip:ġ.

The easiest and most secure method, to protect a folder with a password in Windows, is by using the 7-Zip archiver utility, that also supports encryption. How to Lock and Encrypt Files with 7-zip (Windows All Versions). How to Lock a Folder with a Password in Windows 10. Related article: How to Password Protect your Windows 10 PC with BitLocker.Protecting a folder with a password, is useful in cases where you share your computer with others and you don't want someone else to access and read your private files. If you lock a folder with a password, it will not be accessible to anyone other than you. This tutorial contains two different free and secure methods to password protect a folder in Windows 10/8/7 OS.

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