Add Encrypt commands to context menu of a folder.

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This setting enables you to add the "Encrypt" command in the context menu of any folder in NT file system.
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Description:
The context menu of a folder in nt file system can also have commands to safeguard the files. Encrypting the valuable data is a very sensible thing to do. It safeguards the data contained in the folder. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a dword value encryptioncontextmenu, if this value does not exist. Now, right-click and modify the value to 1 which can add encrypt command to the context menu. However, if you want to show the original options back, change the value data to 0 or delete the encryptioncontextmenu value. The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\]</b>, right-click in the open area to create a DWORD Value with the name "EncryptionContextMenu" in "Advanced" key.
Next, right-click on "EncryptionContextMenu" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "1" (Base Hexadecimal) in the text box and click on 'OK'.


Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\]
  • Location: Local Machine
  • Value Name: EncryptionContextMenu
  • Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
  • Enabled Value: 1
  • Disabled Value: 0
  • Action Type: Modified


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