However, if you are looking for software that can password protect your folder in windows, then there are many good software available in the market. These files and folders will not show even if “show hidden files and folder” are enabled, which we already saw in our previous post on How to Hide Files on Windows 10 as System File. If you want to protect your files and folders, making them hidden from others, you can hide them by specifying the attribute as system files. Indeed, you want to protect and hide your files or folder from other people such that they cannot access or view the files without your permission.
One of the most asked questions by our readers on windows is, “ How to password protect a folder without using any software?‘.
