How To Password Protect Your Pc Files

Windows does not have feature to password protect your files so there are two ways to do that. Encrypting the files and folders or Using a...

Windows does not have feature to password protect your files so there are two ways to do that.
Encrypting the files and folders or Using a third party software.
This tutorial will show you how to encrypt your Pc files and files to keep out intruders.

Carefully follow the instructions below

Step 1. On your PC, locate the file you want to protect.

Step 2. Right click on the file or folder and select Properties

Step 3. Click Advanced

Step 4. Tick the box "Encrypt contents to secure data"

Step 5. Click Apply then click OK

Note: Your PC files must be formatted to NTFS for this to work, if it isn't the "Encrypt contents to secure data" option will be grayed out.

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