Lock Folders With Password in Windows 10/8.1 Without Software

Hiding your important files or folders from others is very easy on Windows 10 or Windows 8/7 PC. You can protect all your personal folders with a specific password that too without installing any software. This trick is very helpful for those who are having too much sensitive information in their PC.

In this tutorial, we’ll use batch programming to protect folders with a password. Don’t worry you don’t need to learn its just copy paste the code. Just follow the below instruction to lock your folders with passwords without using any software.

Lock folders with password

1) Open your notepad in your Windows 8.1/8/10 PC.

2) Copy the below code completely in your notepad. Starting from cls to End.

cls
@ECHO OFF
title FastTechBuzz.com
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST MyFolder goto MDMyFolder
:CONFIRM
echo ------------------------------------------
echo This Trick is Provided by FastTechBuzz.com
echo -------------------------------------------
echo Are you sure to lock this 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 MyFolder "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo ----------------------------------------------
echo Vist FastTechBuzz.com for more tips and tricks
echo ----------------------------------------------
echo Enter password to Unlock Your Secure Folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== fasttechbuzz goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" MyFolder
echo Folder Unlocked successfully by fasttechbuzz.com
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDMyFolder
md MyFolder
echo MyFolder created successfully
goto End
:End

 

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3) Now save this file as any filename.bat .bat extension is must without that extension this method will not work. You can give whatever filename you wanted.

4) After saving this file open it and a new folder will be created called MyFolder. Now take all your personal folders, documents, pictures, videos whatever you wanted to lock and move them into MyFolder.

5) Again double click on filename.bat >> Then you will see a command prompt like below image. Then press Y to lock your folder.

protect folders with password

6) To unlock the folder again double click on the filename.bat you will be asked to enter your password as shown in
the figure below. The default password will be fast tech buzz.

lock files

How to change default password?

If you want to change your password replace fasttechbuzz with your password which is highlighted with blue color in the above snippet of code.

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Caution:

Don’t change any code other than password. To unlock folders which were hidden you should place the filename.bat file in the same location where your files were hidden.

Important Note: This is not the best way to secure your files. This method is just a simple method to hide files from people who don’t know much about computers. You this method at your own risk.

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