Microsoft’s Encrypting File System, which is used to encrypt data on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 computers, relies on a public key certificate. If you don’t have a public-key infrastructure, EFS ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

While some businesses rely on computers more than others, most value the data they store on the machines and may consider at least some of it private or confidential. Even with the best security ...

7Zip if you want to archive/compress a file or folder with aes256 encryption (with password). Truecrypt/Veracrypt if you want to make an encrypted volume you mount at will and put stuff in, then ...

Security researchers have created concept ransomware that takes advantage of a feature in Windows that encrypts files and folders to protect them from unauthorized physical access to the computer. The ...

You can–and should–protect your Windows computer with a strong and secure login password or other means of authentication. Perhaps there are specific folders and ...

Belialxyn asked the Answer Line forum how to retrieve encrypted files after reinstalling Windows. Unfortunately, I can’t offer Belialxyn much help. I found a program that might recover encrypted files ...