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Anonymous
2017-01-13T18:47:00+00:00

To the Community:

Does windows 7 have a method to encrypt a file? I would like to send such a file via email to a recipient who will only be able to open it with a password. If windows 7 does have this capability, I would appreciate a step by step method by which this is accomplished.

Thanks, JKSJIM

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  1. LemP 74,945 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2017-01-13T19:35:50+00:00

    You have many choices.

    The subject of your question refers to zip files.  Do you need to send a compressed (zip) file or are you just interested in encrypting a file to be attached to an email?

    If you're concerned about single files, Microsoft Office can password protect Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files:  https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Password-protect-documents-workbooks-and-presentations-ef163677-3195-40ba-885a-d50fa2bb6b68?ui=en-US&rs=en-IE&ad=IE&fromAR=1 

    If you want to used a compressed file, the version of "zip" included in Windows 7 no longer has the facility to add a password, but 7-zip is an excellent free utility:  http://www.7-zip.org/

    http://www.howtogeek.com/203590/how-to-create-secure-encrypted-zip-or-7z-archives-on-any-operating-system/

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