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button and select the Encrypt contents to secure data check box.

Right-click (or tap and hold) a file or folder and select Properties.

Log-in through other Administrator account and perform the below given steps to encrypt the folder and check if it works: Encryption is the strongest protection that Windows provides to help you keep your information secure.

Is this issue specific to any particular folder or persist in all the folders?Įncrypting File System (EFS) is a feature of Windows that you can use to store information on your hard disk in an encrypted format.

Are you logging-in using Administrator User account?.The information which you have provided is not enough for us to determine the issue. I understand the inconvenience you faced. Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. Can't encrypt or password protect folders?