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

There are a number of methods to go about encrypting file names, but the simplest way to encrypt files is through the Windows Encrypting File System.

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 ...

Have a private document on your desktop OS? Here's how to keep it secure on Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

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

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 ...

You can decrypt EFS encrypted Files & Folders on your Windows computer system using Advanced File Attributes or using the cipher command in Command Prompt. Learn how to do it.