Lock Computer files with password

We all have computer files we'd like to keep secret from the world. Fortunately, in Windows 10, you can tuck those unmentionable plans or files in a secret folder that is password protected, and you can do it without buying any additional software.

Follow the steps below to set a password protected folder

• Right-click inside the folder where the files you want to protect are located. The folder you want to hide can even be on your desktop.
• Select "New" from the contextual menu.

• Click on "Text Document."

• Open the new document and paste below text in it

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

:End




• Find where it says "Your-Password-Here" in the document

Replace "Your-Password-Here" with the password you want to lock the folder with.

• Click File and select Save as
  

• Double-click Nickylytech.bat or whatever you saved yours to; Immediately a command prompt will flash on the screen. This means "The folder locker has been created"

• To unlock the folder, double-click "Nickylytech.bat" you saved to open it.