You probably have documents on your desktop operating system that contain sensitive information. So what do you do to protect that data? You could hide the document in an obscure folder -- but that's ...

Most of us have some rather sensitive files on our PCs. Whether it’s our tax returns, financial records, password lists (seriously, just use a password manager already), or just files you don’t want ...

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While Windows doesn't give you the ability to create encrypted ZIP files, software like 7Zip does. If you choose the standard ZIP encryption (weak encryption) when making the ZIP file, then Windows ...

Windows BitLocker offers an easy-to-use solution for encrypting your hard drive. However, it also has drawbacks, which might ...