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

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That question can be interpreted two ways. Do you want to hack into someone else’s private files? Or do you want to avoid a form of encryption that won’t give you much protection? Since I believe that ...

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If you use a computer, you probably have some Microsoft Excel documents on your Mac or PC that you wouldn’t want other people to find and read. After all, Excel serves not only the average person, but ...

Want to protect an important Word document or Excel spreadsheet? Here's how to add a password, make documents read-only, and tap into other tricks to safeguard sensitive files. You've created an ...

A great feature of ZIP files is that you can add a password to them as an extra layer of security. This way, if an ...