Windows 10: Windows 10 21H2 - Advanced button missing from General Tab to Encrypt Folders

I am trying to password protect a folder on a Windows 10 Professional Machine; Winver 21H2 BUild 19044.1586. The folder is on a network drive. The Advanced button appears on folders on my C drive, just not my network drive. I am assuming my system admins have caused this by design but I want to verify that. Here is what I am doing:1. Navigate to the folder on my network drive.2. Right-click the folder and choose Properties.3. Land on the General Tab.4. Look for Advanced Button but there is none. I can password protect any file but not any folders. Is it possible to password protect a folder

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Encrypting a folder

Hello Bill,

To encrypt a folder in Windows 10 Home, follow these steps:

• Right-click the folder you want to encrypt and click Properties.
• On the General tab, click Advanced.
• Under Compress or Encrypt attributes, click Encrypt contents to secure data.
• Click OK then Apply to save the changes.

We're just here if you need further help.

 

Can't Encrypting Folder

Hi Jeanette,

The Encrypting File System (EFS) is the built-in encryption tool in Windows used to encrypt files and folders on NTFS drives to protect them from unwanted access. This is the strongest protection that is available in Windows to help you
keep your individual files and folders secure. Here are the steps on how you can encrypt files and folders in Windows 10:

• Right-click the folder or file you want to encrypt, and then click Properties.
• In the General tab, click on the Advanced button.
• Check the Encrypt contents to secure data box, and click on OK.
• Click OK and close Properties window.
• Apply changes to the folder, subfolders and files when prompted. If it is a file, select to either Encrypt the file and its parent folder or Encrypt the file only for what you want, and click
  on OK.

Tip: The first time you encrypt a folder or file, an encryption certificate is automatically created. You should backup your encryption certificate. If you lose access to your encrypted files
and folders, you will not be able to open them again unless you first restore the file encryption key for them.

Do let us know if you need any other assistance.

Regards.

 

Folder encryption

How do I encrypt a folder in Windows 10? When I click on properties, the general tab, then advanced, the encryption option is greyed out.