Windows 10: How to lock File Explorer basically C-drive with/without password?

I have created a application which is a full screen application. I need to lock up the C-drive which contains sensitive data of my application. If there is any solution to lock the entire file explorer, it would also be much helpful.Thanks in advance :

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Over 500 files locked on C Drive. Cannot remove.

Hi,

To create a new user account follow the steps below:

• 
  Open Elevated command prompt by right clicking on the
  Start icon and select Command prompt (Admin).
  
• 
  Type net user NewAccount password /add
  and click Enter.
  
• 
  Type net localgroup Administrators NewAccount /add and click
  Enter.
  
• 
  Log off from the system and login to the new user account.
  

Also, follow this:

Give full permission to the user account so there will be no interruptions when creating, accessing or saving or deleting the Office files on the PC.

To give full permission to the new user profile, follow the steps below:

• 
  Press Windows logo + E keys on the keyboard to open
  File Explorer.
  
• 
  Click on This PC from the left side panel of the window and open the drive where
  Users file is located (usually C: > Users)
  
• 
  Right click on the drive/folder containing
  Users files and select Properties from the context menu.
  
• 
  Click on Security tab, select the user account (mother’s user profile) under
  Group or user names and click on Edit from the window. Enter administrator password if prompted.
  
• 
  Check the box Full control under Allow option from the window.
  
• 
  Click on Apply and OK.
  
• 
  Close the window and check if the changes are effective.
  

To transfer all the important files & folders from your user profile to the created user profile, follow the steps below:

• 
  Press Windows logo + E keys on the keyboard to open
  File explorer.
  
• 
  Click on This PC located at the left side panel of the window to open the drives of the PC.
  
• 
  Go to users folder by opening the
  C: drive.
  
• 
  From users folder, locate the user folder you want to move files from and copy-paste all the important files and folders to the newly created user profile.
  
• 
  After copying the files delete the user profile.
  

Hope this helps.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

All new files on drive C have gold lock icon

I've been running this new Windows 10 PC for over a month, but somehow in the last day or two I've noticed that every new file I create on drive C has a gold lock icon on it. It doesn't seem to affect what I can do with the file(s), but is a bit annoying. I don't know how this has suddenly started happening.

It doesn't happen on internal drives D, E, and F, and external USB drives G and H. I don't have bitlocker enabled for drive C (thanks to Google I ended up checking that). I can remove the gold lock icon by right-clicking on the folder that contains any files that have the lock, but then every new file I have has it. Also, if I copy/paste a file to make a copy that also gets the gold lock (basically because it's also just another new file).

How can I stop this happening?

edit: I remembered that a few days ago I was trying to create a zip file with password protection, so it might well have been something I did in that failed attempt to get a password-protected zip. Considering that I never managed to even do it though, I'd be surprised. That's a question for the future I guess ... how can you create a zip/compressed-folder that is password-protected and/or encrypted.