While some businesses rely on computers more than others, most value the data they store on the machines and may consider at least some of it private or confidential. Even with the best security ...

I have problem with Encryption on my Win7 sp1 v.721 (Ultimate) on NTFS drives. The encrytion option is disabled. EFS service is ok. Code: sc qc efs [SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: efs ...

Microsoft’s Encrypting File System, which is used to encrypt data on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 computers, relies on a public key certificate. If you don’t have a public-key infrastructure, EFS ...

Microsoft has tried on a few occasions to use proprietary encryption algorithms rather than rely on industry-standard algorithms. The theory was that a closed-source proprietary algorithm was that ...

If you prefer keeping your files and folder encrypted, you might have run into the EFS or Encryption File System algorithm. This inbuilt feature of Windows 11 and Windows 10 helps users secure their ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

After reading my article on encrypting sensitive data, Ian Cooper asked if it was safe “to use one of these encryption tools in conjunction with an online backup service?” [Have a tech question? Ask ...

Belialxyn asked the Answer Line forum how to retrieve encrypted files after reinstalling Windows. Unfortunately, I can’t offer Belialxyn much help. I found a program that might recover encrypted files ...