For any user, the protection of personal information is one of the top priorities. This is especially true in a situation where several people work at one computer, and several accounts have been created on the same operating system. In order to restrict access to files and folders, you need to encrypt information.
Necessary
a computer with Windows 7
Instructions
Step 1
The described data encryption process is suitable for the Windows 7 operating system. On other operating systems, it may be slightly different.
Step 2
First you need to activate the data encryption option. Click Start. Select "All Programs", then - "Standard". Find and run the command line in standard programs.
Step 3
At the command prompt, enter regedit. In the right window, find the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced registry key. If necessary, you can use the search. To do this, click "Edit" and "Find". Next in the line, enter the name of the registry branch. Select the last Advanced line with the left mouse click.
Step 4
Then in the right editor window, right-click and select "Create". Then click on "Parameter DWORD (32, BIT)". Then in the line "Parameter" write EncryptionContexMenu, and in the line "Value" - "1". Click OK. Close the Registry Editor window. Data encryption option is active.
Step 5
Now you can deal directly with encrypting files and folders. It is recommended that you encrypt the folders, since this will encrypt all the files that are inside it. Right-click on a file or folder and select "Encrypt" from the context menu.
Step 6
A dialog box will appear in which you need to select either the encryption of the file, or the folder in which the file is located. Accordingly, if you select the first option, then only one file will be encrypted, if the second - the entire contents of the folder. Then click OK. You will see that the file or folder has changed its color to green and will only be available in your account.
Step 7
To decrypt a file or folder, right-click on it and select “Decrypt” in the context menu, respectively.
