Windows 10: Help undo/reset encryption cert creation in windows 10 please :)

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  1. Help undo/reset encryption cert creation in windows 10 please :)


    In windows 10 I right clicked a folder, then clicked advanced, then selected “encrypt contents to secure data”, then applied to folder and sub folders.

    I then Went through the create a certificate process and gave a password. But this was all just a test, so my password isn’t what I want it to be. How do I reset what I’ve done ?

    Thanks!

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    /u/yahtzee50, Mar 5, 2020
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  2. Device Encryption not avaiable

    Hello Fraczek,

    Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

    We understand your concern in this regard.

    • Are you referring to BitLocker Drive Encryption?
    • What preventing you from doing this?
    • Did you get any error message or code while doing this?

    Before you come up with the above information, suggest you to refer the article

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    Keep us posted if you require further assistance.
     
    Yashwanth Kotakuri, Mar 5, 2020
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  3. Windows XP file encryption

    LOL thanks, I think its standard windows XP file encryption
     
    troyrae360, Mar 5, 2020
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  4. qubit Win User

    Help undo/reset encryption cert creation in windows 10 please :)

    windows 7 encryption problem

    Sounds like he was using the Encrypting File System (EFS) built into XP. This uses a certificate (similar to that used on SSL for websites) and optionally a password to unlock the files.

    The certificate can be stored separately from the computer and imported into another one running Windows XP, Vista or 7, in which case you can then read the files just fine.

    By the sound of it, the cert wasn't stored anywhere and has now been lost due to the drive reformat.

    In this case he's f*cked.

    I strongly suggest you and he read up on encryption and thoroughly understand it before turning it on again. Using it in a half-baked manner does more harm than good, as you and him have found out. The Inside Out series of books from Microsoft have the best info on Windows and are reasonably priced from Amazon.
     
    qubit, Mar 5, 2020
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