I have what feels like the dumbest problem in the world...

[Kitten Games]

I'm using windows 10 home.

I want to add a password to a zipped file. It feels like I've done this a hundred times before but it has been awhile since the last time.

Still, I do what I always remember doing. Right click, go to properties, advanced, and but then the encrypt contents to secure data is greyed out.

I've made sure the Encrypting File System is set to automatic and the NFTSdisableencyption value is 1 (I've seen guides say it should be set to 1 or 0, not sure who to believe at this point but it was set to 0 to begin with and now is 1.)

And I've remembered to reset but nothing has worked. There's still more to try but does anyone have a quick fix? This is crazy to me that it's that hard to encrypt something. This is for a game, I want to include a zipped file with the game files. The password is found within the game itself.

 

[PurpleDeep]

7zip supports AES-256 encryption, and is free and open-source.

 

[zonesamabaka]

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it can also create .zip archive and encrypt with the old (weak) Zipcrypto algorithm - windows can decrypt these natively
or use the (stronger) standard AES-256 with an archive format like .7z - need 3rd party program like 7zip, winrar, etc to decrypt

 

[Kitten Games]

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it can also create .zip archive and encrypt with the old (weak) Zipcrypto algorithm - windows can decrypt these natively
or use the (stronger) standard AES-256 with an archive format like .7z - need 3rd party program like 7zip, winrar, etc to decrypt

Yep, this worked for me! Thanks!

 

[ca3gamedev]

like others have said, 7zip is as simple as right click, then create a .zip then add some password in the creation window that appears.