welcome to this tutorial how to password
protect a folder there might be a few
things that you would like to keep
confidential this is when protecting a
folder with password comes in here are
the steps which will help you password
protect a folder go to the Start menu at
the extreme left hand side in the bottom
of your screen and click on it click on
all programs menu and then click on the
accessories submenu there you will find
Windows Explorer click on it
go to the folder that you want to
protect with a password and right click
on that folder in the open menu select
the properties option a dialog will
appear there in the general tab click on
the button which says advanced after you
have done so select the option which
says encrypt content to secure data
after doing so click on OK click on OK
again and pop-up window will appear with
selected radio button apply changes to
this folder subfolders and files click
OK to close this window this feature of
password protecting your folder is only
found in Windows 7 in the newer version
of Windows 8 and 10 this feature is not
available in order to password protect
the folder any third party software
needs to be downloaded or a zipped
folder needs to be used while
downloading the third-party software
make sure that you do it from a safe
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