Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
In Windows 10 it is very easy to encrypt a file or folder so that other
users (or intruders) are unable to view the files contents in it
unsecured original format. It just takes a a few seconds. We show you
how to encrypt a file or folder in Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 and earlier
too). We also show you how to backup your private encryption key so that
you can decrypt on another computer or if your user login is changed
etc. This example uses EFS (Encrypted File System.
For more visit http://www.windows10.ninja and 2012r2.com
Transcript (machine generated so it contains errors)
Hello today would have a quick look at how to encrypt a file or folder.
Okay, we have our file that we won." He basically right click on it. The
properties button advance, click on encrypt contents to secure data.
Click okay, okay, and now we could do the file and its parent folder,
and so basically if it was within a folder. Basically everything in that
folder that folder would have been encrypted get in this case, listen
the simple file okay. Click okay. But it will do is now uses the message
that the encrypted okay, and now there's a little key case your own
personal key that you need to keep a backup in case, you shall we say
performing a computer or you lose your username et cetera et cetera and
you only have a file and you need to encrypt it again after you click on
it. It's readable okay; it's readable case writable like a normal file,
but anybody else logging in using a different username and password
would not be able to see what's the file okay. Right now talk you
through this how to make a backup of your private key okay. All right
the city and he you okay to go back up now. Click next. Okay, and able
to view privacy export all except Robert properties okay. Click next.
Okay a password for it okay. Okay. Click next. Obviously one long
password in a secure ones in this case were not relatively simple one.
Okay when you are saving in this instance will send to desktop and the
court encryption be given a name that really matter if there is a.PFX
personal information exchange, which available It okay expert was
successful and there we get this building with private key certificate
in an envelope okay if you don't get this message over here, and you
didn't find the little yellow icon to click on there is another way to
actually get your slogan is just basically K girl into the options,
click command content certificates, and you'll see basically your steady
over the basically ends in a okay menu exported okay same windows for
its export the private key as well. In this instance next okay Enables
limit privacy export all of them properties predominantly whiskey in
this instance, say that they give the password okay. Click next. Where
would save it basically again to the desktop by and encryption war were
to get and that'll save it, and that is how to encrypt the file and
ensure that other people who log on with different usernames to this
computer or who don't logon basically just get extra hard disks will be
able to read the contents of a file.
In Windows 10 it is very easy to encrypt a file or folder so that other
users (or intruders) are unable to view the files contents in it
unsecured original format. It just takes a a few seconds. We show you
how to encrypt a file or folder in Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 and earlier
too). We also show you how to backup your private encryption key so that
you can decrypt on another computer or if your user login is changed
etc. This example uses EFS (Encrypted File System.
For more visit http://www.windows10.ninja and 2012r2.com
Transcript (machine generated so it contains errors)
Hello today would have a quick look at how to encrypt a file or folder.
Okay, we have our file that we won." He basically right click on it. The
properties button advance, click on encrypt contents to secure data.
Click okay, okay, and now we could do the file and its parent folder,
and so basically if it was within a folder. Basically everything in that
folder that folder would have been encrypted get in this case, listen
the simple file okay. Click okay. But it will do is now uses the message
that the encrypted okay, and now there's a little key case your own
personal key that you need to keep a backup in case, you shall we say
performing a computer or you lose your username et cetera et cetera and
you only have a file and you need to encrypt it again after you click on
it. It's readable okay; it's readable case writable like a normal file,
but anybody else logging in using a different username and password
would not be able to see what's the file okay. Right now talk you
through this how to make a backup of your private key okay. All right
the city and he you okay to go back up now. Click next. Okay, and able
to view privacy export all except Robert properties okay. Click next.
Okay a password for it okay. Okay. Click next. Obviously one long
password in a secure ones in this case were not relatively simple one.
Okay when you are saving in this instance will send to desktop and the
court encryption be given a name that really matter if there is a.PFX
personal information exchange, which available It okay expert was
successful and there we get this building with private key certificate
in an envelope okay if you don't get this message over here, and you
didn't find the little yellow icon to click on there is another way to
actually get your slogan is just basically K girl into the options,
click command content certificates, and you'll see basically your steady
over the basically ends in a okay menu exported okay same windows for
its export the private key as well. In this instance next okay Enables
limit privacy export all of them properties predominantly whiskey in
this instance, say that they give the password okay. Click next. Where
would save it basically again to the desktop by and encryption war were
to get and that'll save it, and that is how to encrypt the file and
ensure that other people who log on with different usernames to this
computer or who don't logon basically just get extra hard disks will be
able to read the contents of a file.
