Password protect files on Windows

If you are transmitting files over the internet of to another user on a removable drive, security for the data should be your first concern. Password protection is nice to have, but it can be quite a setback if you or the recipient of the file forgets the password. Besides, simple passwords that are easy to remember are also prone to getting hacked easily. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could forego the need of a password altogether and secure the file in a different manner?

That is something you can do with a software utility named Pixelcryptor. This utility allows you to encrypt data by embedding it into a picture. Here’s how you can use this effective, easy to use utility:

1. Download the tool by running a Google search. It is available on a website named codegazer.com.
2. Download the setup program and run it. The program will be installed. Launch the program and you will see a start screen.
3. Start by clicking on the Encode icon on the start screen. It looks like a sealed folder having a padlock placed on it. This will create a new empty package in which you can place your files to start encrypting those.
4. In the next screen, click on Add File or Add Folder to put files into the empty package.
5. Select the files by browsing for those, and click on OK to add files to the package.
6. In the next step, click on the box located at the center of the window.
7. Browse your hard disk for a suitable image. Preferably, choose a large sized, detailed photo or a complex image.
8. Select the image of your choice. Click Open. Remember which image you used to encrypt the data. Never change, delete, or lose the original image that you used.
9. Click on Next.
10. Click on the small icon named Browse located on the left of the box of the destination file.
11. Enter the file name and save the file.
12. Wait for a while and watch the animation that plays, while your file is being encrypted by Pixelcryptor.
13. Once the process is over, click on Finished.

That’s it. Now your selected data files will be encrypted with the image that you selected. Simply send the image to someone else and have complete peace of mind knowing that your data is safe from hackers and worms alike.