The only secure way to hide your files is through encryption. Encryption turns your data into an unintelligible mess unless you have the password. Windows contains a built-in way to encrypt files, and ties the password to your user account—so you can on

How To Lock a Folder With a Password in Windows 10. 1. Right-click inside the folder where the files you want to protect are located. The folder you want to hide can even be on your desktop. MORE ...

To password protect a folder in Windows 10, you'll need to open the folder's "Properties" menu. There's no way to recover a folder's password if you forget it, so make sure you write the password ...