You will need a third-party application such as WinZip or 7-Zip to apply a password to the compressed folder. Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 do not provide any features for password-protecting files or folders. You can hold CTRL and click on several files if more than one is needed.Right-click on a file to pull up the options menu.To Zip files using Windows Compressed Folders:
Type your password into the "Enter Password" text box, and then retype the password in the "Re-enter Password for Verification" text box.Ĭlick "OK" to exit the "Archiving with Password" window, and then "OK" to exit the "Archive Name and Parameters" window and create your locked ZIP file.Description: Create ZIP files and password-protect them using Windows compressed folders or WinZip with the steps below. Right-click the file you decompressed and select "Add to Archive." The "Archive Name and Parameters" window will appear on the screen.Ĭlick the "ZIP" radio button on the left side of the window to create a ZIP file, and then click the "Advanced" tab, which is located at the top of the window.Ĭlick the "Set Password" button on the right side of the "Archive Name and Parameters" window to open the "Archiving With Password" window. You must first decompress the ZIP file before you can create a locked ZIP file. Right-click the ZIP file that you want to lock, select "WinRAR" in the resulting sub-menu and then "Extract to" to decompress the ZIP file. Download WinRAR to your computer (see Resources).ĭouble-click the EXE file and follow the on-screen instructions to install WinRAR on your computer.
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