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In order to keep the files and folders safe from malicious viruses and others, it is crucial to password protect your files and folders. While Windows offers a login password that has a basic level of protection and helps in keeping the data saved on the computer, some risks are still there.

It is important to password protect the files and folders on Windows so that unwanted people don't see your personal stuff. Not many know that Windows has built-in support for basic password protection, though it's not intended for enterprise use. So, if you're looking for a quick and effective way to password protect a file or folder in Windows 11, we've got you covered.

Here are some steps to password protect a file or folder in Windows 11:

Step 1: Go to File Explorer to find the file or folder you want to protect.Step 2: Right-click on the file or folder that you want to protect.Step 3: Now, select properties.Step 4: After that, click on Advanced.Step 5: You'll be taken to the Advanced Attributes menu for the file or folder.Step 6: Choose the settings you want for this file or folder.Step 7: Now, under the Compress or Encrypt attributes option, click on the Encrypt contents to secure data.Step 8: Now, click on OK.Step 9: In the case where you're only trying to encrypt, instead of a folder, you will be greeted with an encryption warning.Step 10: Choose to encrypt only the file if you wish and click on OK.Step 11: Now, you will be taken back to the parent folder properties.Step 12: Click Apply to apply the changes, and click OK to verify to encrypt the file and the parent folder.

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