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On Windows 10, you can leverage storage virtualization and BitLocker to password-protect folders and files, and in this guide, I'll show you how.

Knowing how to password protect a folder in Windows 10 allows you a degree of protection from the people you share your computer with — or from someone stealing your hard drive.