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Encrypting File System
What isEncrypting File System?
This feature allows you to encrypt specific folders instead of entire hard drive partitions.
Besides, if you move a file to an EFS-encrypted folder, it will be automatically encrypted.
Here is a guide.
How to Enable/Disable Encrypting File System
How to enable or disable Encrypting File System on Windows 11/10?
There are 5 ways for you.
Step 2: Find and right-click theEncrypting File System (EFS)option to chooseStart.
Step 3: Then, double-click it to open its properties.
Click theStartup typedrop-down menu to selectAutomatic.
ClickApplyand then clickOKto save these changes.
To disable Encrypting File System, open Services again and select theDisabledoption on theStartup typedrop-down menu.
ClickApplyandOKto apply these changes.
Step 2: Navigate toComputer > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Policies.
Step 3: Right-tap on any space on the right-hand side and selectNew > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Step 4: Name the DWORD value asNtfsDisableEncryptionand pressEnter.
To enable EFS, double-nudge the NtfsDisableEncryption value, set its Value data to0, and clickOK.
To disable EFS, double-pick the NtfsDisableEncryption value, set its Value data to1, and clickOK.
Step 2: Navigate toComputer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > NTFS.
Step 3: On the right-hand side pane, double-click theDo not allow encryption on all NTFS volumesoption.
Step 4: To enable it, selectNot ConfiguredorDisabled.
To disable it, select theEnableoption.
Typesecpol.mscand pressEnterto open Local Security Policy.
Step 2: Navigate toSecurity controls>Public Key Policies.
Step 3: Find and right-clickEncrypting File Systemand selectProperties.
Step 4: Go to theGeneraltab and selectAllowunder theFile encryption using Encrypting File System (EFS)part.
To suspend the EFS tool, selectNot definedorDont allow.
Tip:To provide better protection for your data, its recommended to back up them regularly.
To do that, you’re free to try thePC backup software MiniTool ShdowMaker.
It allows you to add password protection to a specific backup.
Three data encryption levels are provided for your choice:None,Normal, andAES128.
Download it to see more details!
This post provides 5 ways and you could choose one of them based on your needs.
I hope that this post can be useful to you.
