Windows 10: How to add password to a folder?

I'm trying to add a password, not to encrypt it, to a Microsoft folder I created, with many files in it. I know I can easily add a password to an actual file. Any help as I can't seem to be able to accomplish this very simple task. thanks so much.



***Modified title from: Password for Folders***

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Private folders encrypted and password protected folders

Im posting this because i've been looking for a free tool like this sense XP thought people should know about it *Toast :toast:

Windows 7 when combined with Pismo get’s an incredible feature of creating password protected folders ( *.pfo ) which they call as Private Folders. It is just like any other folder to which you can add any folder and do any operation but not password protections just comes out of the box in Windows 7.

Updated :

To create a private folder, you need to make a right click, select new and then private folders




How to create private folder in windows 7




To re-lock right click unmount

Windows 7
private folders

Here are the features which will interest you :

* Password protection.
* Mount visibility to owner or entire users group.
* In case you make it available to entire user group, you get option to make it available as network drive
* Type of access to users , Read or Read and Write

Private folders are just incredible way to share private data with set of people you want. This is what makes private folders rock. Its just not securing your data but also sharing data privately with others. You can download Pismo Private Folder from here

 

password a folder Windows 10

Hello,

To create a folder with passwords using 7-Zip follow these steps:

• Download 7-Zip from
  here and install it.
• Select the folder you want and right-click > 7-Zip > add to archive
• At this point fill in the fields dedicated to the encryption by entering the password you want to set and click OK.

I hope it's useful.

Regards,
Alby

 

admin password?

You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

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