Windows 10: Flash drive security

W10, Office 2013.
I want to keep a dozen or two private files on a flash drive, protected by a password or encryption, accessing and changing them regularly.
I already have a simple 16 GB drive so I don't want to have to buy a more expensive one with a ready-installed system, but I will do that if it is the easiest for me.
I would like to be able to 'replay' this on a W7 pc but that is not essential.
I am out of my depth and knee-deep in jargon, once again, with the feeling that internet villains are everywhere trying to mislead me, dropping their evil little files in my new pc.
Advice, please,
Thanks.

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flash drive

cannot access flash drive and it has no security tab in properties.

 

Windows 10 won't let me delete files on flash drive

Thank you for your response. I right clicked on the drive, but there is not a security tab on this little flash drive. It's a Sandisk 8gb. I did not have this problem in Windows 7. I could add to or delete with no problem on the flash drive. When I plug
the flash drive in my husband's computer or in my laptop - you can't even see the flash drive. It doesn't even acknowledge that the drive is plugged into their USB port!

Thanks again,

Spud#2030

 

I believe free software like TrueCrypt will do this for you. Just keep in mind that flash storage isn't the most reliable, so if these files are important, keep a safe backup of them.

 

I use BitLocker. To encrypt the flash drive you need Windows 10 Pro. Not totally sure, but I think that once the drive is encrypted, you can use it on Windows 10 Home and Windows 7.

 

I have just managed to install the inbuilt password protection in a Scandisk memory stick. So, faff over, and a green tick, but many thanks for the advice.