Seriously, WTF? I rebooted. Logged in, and there's some notification asking me to backup the key because it is encrypting my file system. I didn't ask it to do that, and I wasn't even logged in as ...

Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office suite have some built-in encryption features. Here's how to use them.

Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media using its Encrypting File System.

How to Recover Encrypted Microsoft Windows Files. Windows encryption protects sensitive files and folders by locking them when not in use or when you're away from your computer. Depending on the ...

Laptops, external drives, and USB sticks are especially vulnerable to data theft, but with Windows and a few tools, you can protect them using encryption.

Add Encrypted Files to Search Index! Index Encrypted files on Windows 11/10 using Indexing Options, Registry Editor or Group Policy Editor.

Learn how to enable or disable Automatic Encryption of files moved to Encrypted folders using Registry or Group Policy on Windows 11/10.

When you are done, don’t forget to unmount the encrypted folder to be protected again. On Windows In contrast to Mac operating system, Windows lacks features to encrypt or password protect files.

One thing I'm not clear on...if we encrypt a laptop's hard drive, and the owner of the laptop then sends the file to another person, does the file stay encrypted?I'm looking for a solution thats ...

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.