How To Lock Computer Folder With Password Without Using Any software. Windows Computer users can now lock their folders with the use of password without bordering to use any form of Software or
application for protecting their folders from others having access into it.
You can achieve the purpose of locking your PC Windows operating system folders, be
it (Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 98, and many other
versions.) Just with a simplified trick of Notepad hack and then your file and
Desktop folders will be locked and hidden, protecting your privacy.
basic tips on how to set a security lock on a computer folder with a password
for free. In other words, by creating a batch file which I have already
explained below with steps, those of your chosen folders which you wish to be
hidden and locked, will be locked and as well require a password in order to
unlock whenever any user want to access it. This becomes so important whenever
you want to secure your documents or files like, Bank financial statements,
images/pictures, music, Videos, eBooks in pdfs and many more you wish to secure
from someone hacking through it or for any other purpose.
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asked questions above.
To Password A Computer Folder For Free Without Any Software/Application in Use.
1.
First of all, Open Your PC Notepad
via Start Menu, or by right-clicking inside any folder, then select New >> Text Document.
2. Copy
and Paste the below given code with text into the document.
Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” goto UNLOCK
Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}”
Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}” Private
3. Now edit the Folder Name and Password to your own test of use.
name and the password that will be used to unlock the folder, change default
folder name from above text from “Private”
to your own choice of name. And change the default password from “wonderhowto” to any of your
choice of password.
4. Save the Batch File
to use but ensure to save the name with “.bat”
extension at the end of the and then select “All files” in the
drop-down box when saving it. (For example, I choose to name my own folder with
“Mike” so this is how it
will look like Mike.bat Remember to
adjust the save location if you opened Notepad directly rather than using the
right-click method.
folder you choose:
on the batch file which you just created ( or you may choose to select and hit
on Enter). Now, you should notice a new folder that will show up.
and documents to the folder. And also, you can always add to remove any of your
files or documents from it later.
6. How to lock the PC Folder
created folder, and ready to lock it, then simply double-click on the batch
file. (or you can simply select and hit the Enter button), then ensure to choose
‘y’ on the window that will pop up,
and click the Enter button again.
7. How to Access Your Hidden And Locked Folder Free
it, just double-click on the batch file, and type the password you set for
unlocking it and then click on the Enter button to open the folder.
wish to check, and still want to re-lock as well as hiding the folder again. Then
hit the batch file again. That’s all. You can still name the batch and folder
whatever you want it to bear and have this trick in multiple locations on your
Windows machine Personal Computer.
code for free to any Computer or Desktop Folder, without the Use of any sort of
third party software/application but just with a Password only.
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