To password protect a folder in Windows 10, you'll need to open the folder's "Properties" menu.

On Windows 11/10 PCs, most users set up an admin/login password to prevent others from accessing their computers without their knowledge; however, this may not be enough if we need to protect ...

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On Windows 11, even though you always lock access to your desktop and files behind your account name and password, you can always find reasons to hide files and folders. For instance, you created a ...

If you have a confidential PDF you want to password protect, you have a few ways to do that on your Windows 11 PC. You can ...