Would you like to learn how to encrypt files and folders using Powershell? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to use Powershell to encrypt files or folders on a computer running Windows.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7

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Tutorial Powershell - Encrypt files and folders

Start a Powershell command-line.

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List the content of a directory.

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Here is the command output.

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Encrypt a file using Powershell.

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Decrypt a file using Powershell.

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Encrypt all files in a directory.

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Decrypt all files in a directory using Powershell.

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Congratulations! You are able to encrypt files and folders using Powershell.