How to password protect a folder in Windows 11

hello everyone i'm edward and welcome to windows report in this video i will show you how to password protect a folder in windows 11. the first method that comes handy is to password protect files or folders using the properties settings to do that just right click the folder you want to protect and then select properties from the drop down menu then in the following window just click on advanced then tick the box next to encrypt contents to secure data and then click on ok after you click on apply a pop-up might open asking you if you want to backup your file make your selection and the pop-up will close and if you are encrypting a folder you will be asked to choose whether you want all folders within that directory to be password protected when you've decided just click on ok your folder is now password protected by your account as you can see by the little padlock symbol note that if you ever add new content to that folder it will be automatically encrypted and you also have to note that since the files were encrypted under your username and they're tied to your windows account they are protected only if someone were to log in with another account on your device that was it looking forward to your comments and discussions in the section below as usual for more information and details you can check the article in the description below and if you enjoyed this video just make sure to like and subscribe to our channel thank you

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Length: 1min 30sec (90 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 15 2021