How do I encrypt files in Windows 10? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Encrypting File System (EFS) is an encryption service found ...

The Encrypting File System, while serving a need, can also cause big headaches—especially with the XP implementation. Here’s how to do it right. Most administrators are gadget-heads to some extent. We ...

While some businesses rely on computers more than others, most value the data they store on the machines and may consider at least some of it private or confidential. Even with the best security ...

Abrham Sorecha asked how to password-protect a folder. You can’t effectively password-protect a folder without encrypting it. And strictly speaking, you can’t ...

Using encrypted files and drives is normally something you can do without even thinking about it. In most cases, simply logging into your computer is all that is needed to access the data. However, in ...

Jeff Hudgins removed the hard drive from a dying computer, and via USB plugged it into a new PC. But he can’t access his files. They’re encrypted. I don’t like Windows’ Encrypted File System (EFS), ...

Security researchers have created concept ransomware that takes advantage of a feature in Windows that encrypts files and folders to protect them from unauthorized physical access to the computer. The ...