Encryption is the matter of safety, I've always said. If you want to keep movies, pictures and other files under a safe lock, choose a password protective software from our guide.

Many tools are available to encrypt or password-protect files in Windows 11 and Windows 10. However, if you need freeware and a minimal user interface, you can opt for EncryptOnClick.

His solution uses Windows batch commands (.bat files) and the free open-source 7-zip utility for both the encryption/decryption. It also compresses the encrypted files as well, saving you precious ...

In addition to Windows Vista Ultimate's fancy-pants dual-partition security technology, BitLocker (which I didn't have the hardware to try out, dammit), you can also encrypt individual files right ...

Windows 7 and Windows Vista’s Ultimate and Enterprise editions include a feature called BitLocker that can encrypt whole hard drives, right down to the system files and password caches.

This will encrypt your select file on Windows 10/8/7 using EFS Encryption. Now, if you wish to encrypt the folder only and not the files inside that folder, you can do that too.

How to Encrypt File Names. Now more than ever, it is important to protect your digital assets -- especially if you have a laptop.

Not only can you encrypt only the files you want, but you can do so in a cost effective way. You see AxCrypt is an open source software. Not only is it open source it is real easy to use.

Once Stampado has encrypted all the target files, it'll only then display a ransom note, threatening users that if they don't pay, all their files will be deleted after 96 hours.

Create a file to encrypt. This can be as something as simple as a text file. Open a text editor, enter some text and save the file as "filename.txt." ...