Steps: How to lock a folder in Windows 10 with password
Steps: How to lock a folder in Windows 10 with password
We all have our own secret worlds, which we don’t want others to interrupt, especially when it comes to personal computers or Smartphones. We all need privacy and protection. But happy times always step into your life and fortunately we have diverse tools and features which permit us to save and protect the personal information. Windows 10 is considered to be user-friendly but that does not mean that there is no need to protect the data. Let’s see how you can protect or lock a folder in Windows 10 with password:
Lock Folder in Windows 10
1.Open the folder which you want to protect. That folder encompass files, subfolders, videos, photos, presentations, documents and any type of data that you want to secure.
2. Right click on the folder and click on “New” to open the sub-list. Hit on “Text Document” to generate a new text document.
3.Open the text document and paste the below-mentioned text as it is.
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p “cho=>”
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
attrib +h +s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p “pass=>”
if NOT %pass%==Your-Password-Here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
ren “Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
4. When the text is pasted, look for the document where it’s written “Your-Password-Here”. Change “Your-Password-Here” with the new password you want to set on that folder to lock.
5.Click on the File menu without any changes in the file and hit on “Save As” button.
6. While saving the file don’t forget to choose “All types” by dropping down the menu.
7.When your file is being saved, click on the file using Folder Locker file.
You will notice that a new folder with the name “Locker” is generated. This is the folder on which your lock has been applied.
8.Open the file again (FolderLocker)
You will be asked “Do you want to lock the folder”. Type “Y” and press enter.
The folder including your private content will become extinct. No one will be able to see it.