Having data on a PC is a very big responsibility, and you may not have reconsidered it, but we live in a global village where we are incessantly connected by the Internet . This very well can be a real nightmare when we get a Trojan , so it is convenient to take preventive measures such as having a good antivirus . Today we are going to see a tutorial that you SHOULD NOT ignore if you have sensitive data on your computer , I will show you how to put passwords in Windows 10, 8 and 7 folders WITHOUT PROGRAMS . Just follow these steps (IMPORTANT: This tutorial is experimental, do not put valuable files in the folder without first making a backup copy of them, if you are going to continue, do it at your own risk ).
How to put a password to a folder Windows 10, 8 and 7 without programs
How to protect a folder with a password in Windows 10? This is a question that I had been asking myself for a long time and after searching for information and finding several Windows tutorials I bring you this very simple post where I will show you how to set a password to folders in Windows 10, 8 and 7 very fast, easy and without programs
Create A Text Document
It’s that simple to start our tutorial to put a password on folders in Windows, right-click on your desktop and create a text document .
Edit the name of the text document and give it a name like “Windows Folder Hider with Password” or something similar. Once edited, we will open it .
IMPORTANT READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING
Now you must fully copy the code that I leave you in the following link and paste it into the document :
Now we must go to the section that says “CHANGE-THIS-TEXT-BY-YOUR-PASSWORD” and put the password we want (in my case I put MrAppsGeek).
Now we will give File>Save as..
After clicking “Save As…” we must put the extension “.bat” (without quotes) to our text document, we will click “Save” later.
Put Password To A Folder Windows 10, 8 and 7 Easy And Fast
Now we will see that a new .bat file has appeared on our desktop , we must follow the following steps:
- Delete the old text document.
- Run the BAT file .
If we have done it right we will see that a new folder called “protected folder” has been created , you must follow the steps below:
- We move the files that we want to protect to “protected folder” .
- We run the “Hider” again .
How to do to put a password to a folder in Windows 10, 8 and 7 easily
Now we will see that a “Command Prompt” screen appears asking us… “Do you want to hide the protected folder? (Y/N) , put an “S” (without quotes) and press “ENTER” .
If we have done it correctly, we will realize that the Protected Folder is hidden . Don’t worry, to make it visible we must execute the “Hider” again .
How to put a password to Windows folders without programs and without being an expert
Again we will see a “Command Prompt” window in which it will ask us the following question: “Enter the password to show the Protected Folder” , we must put the password that we put in our old text document (in my case MrAppsGeek).
We already have our «Protected Folder» to life .
It is highly recommended that you hide the “Hider.bat” in a place on your PC that is not visible , this is basically in case someone knows this trick for Windows , have this file hidden and not on the desktop?
Well, if you have any questions about how to set a password to Windows 10, 8 and 7 folders, you can always leave me a comment, I promise to answer. Do not forget to share this article if you have found it useful, please, that helps me a lot…
